From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Thu, 6 Apr 1995 10:29:42 -0400 From: E. Bacic wcsemb@ccs.carleton.ca Subject: question about PC's (keyboards ...) Topicbox-Message-UUID: 0b051d34-eac8-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 Message-ID: <19950406142942.Cvk_UcF7AzshnY2PdkfhLspSh4-Iuiaot-bvu3XUqQw@z> Steve Kotsopoulos writes: > > Byron Rakitzis wrote: > > Additionally, does anyone have any pointers towards a supplier of a > > high-quality keyboard? > > I've never had a better keyboard than the NCD "Unix style" keyboard. > It is similar to what the MIPS Magnum 3000's came with. I've tried many keyboards (though not the one mentioned above) but I am a strong convert to the new Microsoft keyboard. My past favourite was the Sun Mark 4 Keyboard, which is difficult to get now because they always ship the shitty PC keyboards with the new Suns, sigh. Anyway, the Microsoft keyboard is made by Keytronic, has an excellent feel, and the split in the keys is great if you're a touchtypist (if not, forget about the keyboard, it'll drive you nuts). I've also noticed with the Microsoft keyboard that my wrists hurt less (they had begun to hurt with the old style keyboards but the MS keyboard has a more natural finger/arm placement -- yeah, just like the ads say :-). I'd recommend it, and along with the MS mouse happen to be the best things to come out of Microsoft yet! Funny that, hardware being their best products to date :-). Oh, the only thing that might annoy you is the placement of the control key. However, the keyboard is programmable so you could swap the two. emb =========================================================================== Eugen M. Bacic | Vox: (613) 724-9577 Fax: 613-723-0603 56 Castlethorpe Crescent | e-mail: wcsemb@superior.ccs.carleton.ca Nepean, Ontario | CANADA | "I don't believe in painted roses or K2G 5R1 | bleeding hearts while bullets rape the | night of the merciful." -- U2 ===========================================================================