Das Keyboard I is a Keytronic -

ok

I looked at the das site a little closer.  It seems they now have a "Das
Keyboard II" with mechanical keyswitches.  This is a new one ... maybe
it's better...

However the one I was referring to was the Das Keyboard I.   It's a
Keytronic 3600 that you can get for 24.28.  Here's the link:

         http://www.keyboardgalaxy.com/showroom/769.cfm

Re the individually weighted keys on the Das Keyboard I , here's an
image from Das Keyboard:

        http://www.daskeyboard.com/images/keygrams.jpg

and here's one from KeyTronic:

       
http://www.keytronic.com/home/products/Ergo%20Technology%20graphic.htm

hmmm....


The Das II is something new - I don't know anymore about it other than
what Das has on their site.

Stu


--- In [email protected], "Giles Orr" <gilesorr@...> wrote:
>
> On 2/2/07, Stu the_true_falcon@... wrote:
> >  The das keyboard is just a gimmick as far as I am concerned
> >  ...[SNIP]...
> >  As for the das, I believe they took a keyboard that normally sells
for
> >  about $20 and blanked the keys and bumped the price.
>
> I agree that it is primarily a gimmick and I think it would be silly
> to buy one when you can have an IBM Model M for $5, but at least give
> them some credit: it's my understanding that they used high quality
> key switches and it's a well-made product.
>
> >  Further to using DV - if I have ever had to use some Qwerty for a
> >  short period on someone else's computer, I always hunt and peck so
I
> >  won't mess up my DV.
>
> I've been typing Dvorak for 13 years now, and I type about 65wpm.
> Within the last year I've been working at a place where I'm forced to
> use Scholes - they refuse to install the Dvorak key map and they have
> Windows's security locked down so tight I can't do it myself.  Guess
> what?  In about a week, I was up to 25 wpm on Scholes, and now I'm
> typing about 35 wpm.  Keyboarding isn't a critical requirement at
> work, or I would have raised more of a stink about the keymap.  The
> recovery of my Scholes skills (such as they are - I think I topped out
> at 40 wpm) has in no way affected my Dvorak typing.  The human mind is
> a very flexible thing.
>
> To those of you just learning Dvorak, don't take this to mean you
> can/should mix and match!!  Cold turkey is the way to go.  Wait until
> Dvorak is _embedded_, then consider relearning Scholes.
>
> --
> Giles
> http://www.gilesorr.com/
> gilesorr@...
>