usb keyboard

[Ric Moore]

On Thu, 2010-09-30 at 12:09 +0100, Liam Proven wrote:
> On 30 September 2010 09:21, Thufir Hawat <hawat.thufir at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm looking at:
> >
> > Rosewill RK-200
> > http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823201009
> >
> > as well as, of course:
> >
> > Ubuntu Documentation > Community Documentation > InstallUSBKeyboard
> > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallUSBKeyboard
> >
> > are some keyboards "nice" or "nicer" than others with Linux?  Or, is it
> > more a matter of the BIOS?
> 
> Meh. A keyboard is a keyboard. All modern ones are horrid, soft & spongy.
> 
> If you want a *real* keyboard, buy an IBM Model M or a modern version thereof.
> 
> I have 6 of them & I treasure them. They are the best PC keyboards
> ever made, in my not-at-all-humble opinion. Noisy but the feel is
> unparalleled and they never give me any issues with RSI or anything.

The all-time very best computer keyboard I've ever used was on a
Televideo 803
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/photos.asp?t=1&c=1077&st=1

Just look at that close up! Solid solid. I had both the 803 (several)
and the 1603 (16bit) plus the server that would handle either. Ric
-- 
My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say:
"There are two Great Sins in the world...
..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
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