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| 48125 | 2002-05-10 12:50:00 | Just wondering what fellow F1ers have in the way of keyboards? How many people have MS Natural type ones? Cheers, JM |
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| 48126 | 2002-05-10 14:20:00 | I just use the Gateway Millenium one that came with my system. I mean, a keyboard's a keyboard, isn't it? Mike. |
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| 48127 | 2002-05-10 20:59:00 | natural all the way | Guest (0) | ||
| 48128 | 2002-05-10 23:28:00 | elcheapo all the way ;-) i have a cheap 'internet' keyboard and i never use the fancy buttons. mind you the way the desk is set up i can barly see/reach those keys anyway. at least it dosn't cost much when i spill my coffee on it ;-) |
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| 48129 | 2002-05-11 00:01:00 | Urrgh, you should using a laptop keyboard as the main input... every time I spill coffee I have to take the whole thing to bits. It's old too so some keys have to be pressed harder. Those are the ones that are still attached... :P |
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| 48130 | 2002-05-11 00:10:00 | As Tweak'e says,elcheapo all the way.Not going to cost a fortune when U spill the coffee! Cheers,K;-) |
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| 48131 | 2002-05-11 00:31:00 | I buy up old 'quality' keyboards when I see them. I have a stock of Wang, IBM & other types that will keep me going for years. I like the key action which is light but positive. Modern keyboards make my fingers sore because the action is too rubbery for my high speed two finger style. My most recent acquisition was an IBM keyboard for $1. I'll bet it cost megabucks new but it was hardly used (clean keys, clean inside, plastic wrap in the cable etc). It's an absolute honey and magic to type on. BTW you can tell which boards have been well used because the surface of the keys gets polished. A, E, R, O & T seem to be the most used. The only snag is that about once every 20 or so boots some of my legacy keyboards are not recognised for some reason. It happens on two or three of my computers but a quck restart fixes it. Win 98 says no keyboard but Win2000 just boots up and the keyboard doesn't work. I'm open to ideas about how to fix this (hint hint tweak `e or Graham, who seem to have an endless supply of technical knowledge on obscure hardware matters). Cheers Billy 8-{) |
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| 48132 | 2002-05-12 01:57:00 | I'd used an ordinary one for years with no real problems, then started a job where they asked if I wanted to try a natural keyboard. At first it felt really weird and I made heaps of mistakes, but after three days I loved it and wouldn't give it back! I bought a Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro (has internet buttons) and I hate having to use an ordinary keyboard now. As a journalist, I can type for hours and the only thing that hurts is my butt from sitting so long! | Guest (0) | ||
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