[geeks] musings

[Mike Nicewonger]

So far my favorite keyboard is an OEM HP PS/2 keyboard like came with HP
9000 C and J workstations. I am not a great typist but I can blaze on that
thing. Super light touch.

Now while I like the HP keyboard I have to admit my German heritage comes
through when outfitting systems to use. I always where possible use the OEM
keyboards, mice and monitors with a system. for example, my Tatung clone has
the OE Tatung keyboard and mouse, my Indigo has all SGI (OK bad example) my
Indigo 2 also has OEM SGI beige keyboard, mouse & monitor. And lastly my HP
J210 has a new keyboard and mouse kit as well.

Just my 2% of $1.00

Mike N
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael S. Schiller" <schiller at agrijag.com>
To: <geeks at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: [geeks] musings


> By far, the best keyboard ever made was the Northgate Omnikey series of
> keyboards. I've used them for years, and they even used to make a special
set of
> keycaps so it could be used on a Commodore Amiga (where I first used one).
>
> -Mike
>
> Tugrul Galatali wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 19 May 2001, David Passmore wrote:
> >
> > > Whatever people say about SGI, this keyboard is by far the best
keyboard
> > > I've ever used... I have 3 just for spares. I actively seek them out
and
> > > buy/take/steal them whenever I see them.
> >
> >         How about the IBM keyboards that came with their 386 PS/2 boxes?
Four
> > years ago (yikes, thats a lot at 19) I was on a team in my high school
to
> > retire 386 labs, and I think I've been using that same keyboard since.
The
> > damn keyboard shows no sign of ever dying. I'm going to go back to pick
up
> > spares just in case tho :)
> >         Its loud, clickity and unbreakable. What more can you ask for?
> >
> >         Tugrul Galatali (mildly freaked at his use of 386s only 4 years
ago...
> > today he can barely bring himself to save < P200MMX systems. Hell, he
has
> > P133/P166MMX sitting on his monitor waiting for a dual socket 5 board
that
> > takes dimms if he ever finds one cheap. *hint hint =P*)
> >
> > *another random musing*
> >         Whatever happened to the days when I thought P5s should have
been
> > where Intel stopped developing CPUs and the world should have started
> > developing efficient software instead? I remember P5 60s running Win 3.1
> > like lightning for what its worth... (that was the first current
computer
> > I encountered after using second hand Apple IIes and IBM XT at home. I
was
> > blown away :)
> >
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