[geeks] grudging praise for a Micosoft product

[Bill Bradford]

On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 11:10:41AM +0300, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
> My favorite recent keyboard is a big black IBM PS2 keyboard. I think you can
> still get them with Lenovo on them, as I have seen them at my local HMO's
> offices. 
> If I ever do buy a new keyboard for myself, I will try to hunt them down
> and get one with a USB interface. 

http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/

Unicomp bought all the production rights and tooling to the IBM / Lexmark
"Model M" keyboards and still make them.

Right now I'm sitting in front of one of these:
http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/customizer.html

And at work I have one of these:
http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/en104bl.html

Both are native USB, and have the "Windows" key that I can map to be the
Mac's Command key to have a proper "Mac" layout.

I love them, but they're $70 a piece.  When I need a keyboard for a
"normal" PC, I just get a Model M off eBay for about ten bucks since I
don't need that extra key on the bottom row.

Bill

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Bill Bradford 
Houston, Texas