Reply With QuoteJust get the real thing. And pass it down to your kids after you die, because it WILL outlive you.
http://www.clickykeyboards.com/index...t/9231/endrw/0
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Please help me buy a keyboard, the price is irrelevant, I just want the best. I am looking for something like the 'classic' IBM Model M.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Model_M_Keyboard
I want it to give audible feedback, as I am only going to be using it in my private home. The louder the click-noises, the better... It would be cool if it was real big sturdy like the old ones; built to last through a nuclear war.
Also it needs to be USB and work on a Macintosh Imac G5 without a hassle.
Utopia?
Ps. I seem to remember IBM relaunched a 'classic' remake model, but I can't seem to find anything about it anywhere?
edit:
I found the 'Matias Tactile Pro' for 99$ - which I will buy unless I find something suiting my needs more specifically. The Tactile Pro uses Alps key switches instead of buckling spring key switches which I would have preferred.
http://matias.ca/tactilepro/
Last edited by dakidski; 27 Sep 2005 at 01:32 PM.
nocturne:"I view terrorists as freedom fighters."
Unashamed Sink Urinator.
Just get the real thing. And pass it down to your kids after you die, because it WILL outlive you.
http://www.clickykeyboards.com/index...t/9231/endrw/0
“The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, you know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.” -George Carlin
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There are adaptors that let you connect a PS/2 keyboard to a USB port.
What the fuck makes a keyboard from 1997 worth $100?
Unashamed Sink Urinator.
Its a Model M thing...You wouldn't understand.Originally Posted by Josh
Seriously though, it's the construction. Its the best typing response you can have from a keyboard, and built like a tank so you could club someone to death with the thing. I lucked out and got mine from a surplus store for $5 about 8 years ago, its connected to its third computer and It will likely outlast the need for computers to have keyboards.
Mine is from 1988 BTW.
Last edited by Wildkat; 27 Sep 2005 at 09:27 PM.
“The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, you know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.” -George Carlin
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This page has some very useful info, including some ps/2 to usb adaptors that work with the Model M.
http://www.dansdata.com/clickykeyboards.htm
I could very easily have about ten of those in the parts box at my parents house.
If I do, its off to ebay I go.
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Sigh, I sorta still need a top of the line old skewl keyboard...
nocturne:"I view terrorists as freedom fighters."
http://www.daskeyboard.com
Buy me one. I want a blank keyboard just for the novelty but I don't want to spend $100+ on the damn thing.
I don't have any personal experience, but this might just be what you are looking for:
http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/
They have 101-105 key layouts, and you can select PS2 or USB connections with most of their offerings. $79 for the ones I looked at.
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