Different IBM Model M keyboard

From: Edwin P. Groot <epgroot_at_ucdavis.edu>
Date: Mon May 7 11:17:09 2001

At 12:26 PM 5/5/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I like the IBM Model M keyboard. They are very durable, have a good
>feel, and I can easily find them cheap. Yesterday, I bought one that is
>a bit different, However. The feel, isn't quite the same, which really
>surprises me. It's not particularly bad, just a little different. I
>don't think it is any newer or older than others I have owned. The big
>difference is not feel, but color! This one has colored keys! I think
>it is set up for use with Wordperfect, but am unsure. The Shift keys
>are green, the alts blue, and ctrls are red.

     That's definitely WordPerfect-style colours for shift, alt, and ctrl.
Pretty cool to have the keytops themselves in colour!

Then some of the other
>keys are a very light yellow, or creamy color and are labeled for
>different functions. Each of those keys has 4 functions depending if
>you press the shift, the alt, or ctrl.
>Chad Fernandez
>Michigan, USA
>

     Edwin
Received on Mon May 07 2001 - 11:17:09 BST