----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Kelleher" <Pres_at_macro-inc.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 7:16 AM
Subject: Re: Best keyboards you've used ever!
> At 04:05 AM 8/26/2004, you wrote:
> >List the best keyboards you have ever used. Y
>
> Best keyboard: cheap 101key (using a $5 Mitsumi at the moment) so when I
> spill coffee on it I don't make it worse by crying over it.
>
> Worst keyboard: DEC LK201 on VT220 terminals - no <ESC> key, misplaced
> angle bracket <> keys (both on same key), reduced size shift key so you
> always missed it and hit something else. A TECO nightmare. Plus you
> couldn't get a cup of coffee within 6 inches of it before it would crap
out.
>
> Ed
>
> TECO forever
>
>
I always like the Northgate OmniKey keyboard because of the feel and they
last forever (the one I am typing with now was purchased new in 1991)
I can't remember what terminal I was using in college to program Fortran on
the mainframe, but it had a good feel to it also (along with a million extra
function keys).
Received on Thu Aug 26 2004 - 07:04:22 BST