Comment #1 posted on 2011-08-24 05:47:15 by virtualdirt
I found one of these keyboards at a goodwill store and used it gleefully for a couple of years.
Its ruggedness was a stark contrast to the throw away keyboards made nowadays. It felt like an IBM Selectric, (if you every used one)
It was a flashback to High School and College...
I was heart broken when my wife allowed my toddler to remove the keycaps and put them in his huge lego pile! She hated the clickity click of the keyboard.
To this day, I think it was a passive aggressive act of sabotage.
I'm divorced now, and my kids are beyond legos.
I haven't listened to the podcast , but already I'm shopping for another one.
Comment #2 posted on 2011-08-25 19:05:21 by jogos de motos
jogos de motos
i Love IDM download manager this is too fast
Comment #3 posted on 2011-08-25 20:16:54 by Curbuntu
...and the old Northgate keyboards
Germ,
You're absolutely right. The IBM Model-M keyboard was amazing. I was glad when Northgate picked up the design and continued to sell their version of it (late '80s). While listening to your episode, my fingers experienced a wave of nostalgia. I wonder -- does anyone make an ergonomic keyboard using the same key mechanism?
Curbuntu
Comment #4 posted on 2011-08-26 02:00:54 by Quvmoh
Love the model m
The guys at my lug scrounged me up one and I cant imagine going back..
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