Re: real keyboard?

On 10/16/2021 5:37 PM, bad sector wrote:
> 
> looking for keyboard with
> 
> wired
> ps2 + working-usb-adapter
> mechanical
> white or very light gray or beige
> large engraved black letter caps
> large L shaped enter key
> 
> something like
> https://www.talisman.org/~erlkonig/misc/mechanical-keyboard-guide/index_files/picture_024.jpeg
> 
> but with no numpad

IDK, you're maybe twelve years too late or so.

It's all black keyboards, with various clicky keys. Membrane
keyboards aren't as popular. There are still keyboards with
double-shot keys, but just as many with backlighting (double
shot with clear plastic).

The membrane keyboard I used to have, was great. It had the
color scheme you had in mind. It was easy to see the key caps.
The keys were double-shot. No decals to wear off or "slip around".
The decal thing seems to be an affectation of the "cheap" tier.

The best part, was when you spilled coffee on it :-) Take the
keyboard apart (nine screws or so). Pull out the membranes,
which are "welded" with plastic spot-welds, on one long edge.
This holds the membranes in precise relationship to other
membranes. The membranes separate and you just run tap water
over them, to clean off the coffee. Then, air dry in front of a fan,
with the membranes separated a bit. The rest of it cleans
conventionally, just rinse the cover with its "captive" load of
keys. A pleasure to deal with, compared to the riveted Apple
keyboard I have.

You can walk down the keyboard aisle at the computer store
and try some keyboards out, but I would expect you'll leave, unimpressed
by what you see and test-type on.

The company making the membrane keyboard I used to use,
made a few black ones, leaving the white color scheme behind,
but they also promptly went out of business. The Chinese keyboard
people just crush all opposition, which is why some of these other
things generally disappear.

You can try a Google on "buckling spring" and see if the
company that took up making those, is still in business.
They like legacy look and feel.

    Paul