Re: Re: Keyboard conversion kit
[email protected] Mon, 20 May 2013 09:24:27 -0400 (EDT)
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--74OTo0IN8jXw-4hzKUReT4oI6HgzwhutHXsApxp Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit my understanding was that the Selectric hit certain keys slightly less hard to not cause holes in the paper, such as a period etc. Bob On Sun, 19 May 2013, Marcus Brooks wrote: > Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 22:33:14 -0500 > From: Marcus Brooks <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [altkeyboards] Re: Keyboard conversion kit > > While the type ball conversion should work, I believe there was a full conversion scheme that fine-tuned the keypress tension, or something of that sort. > > I don't recall the conversion details, or why it was necessary. However, on the face of it an actual layout conversion would allow you to use any font for which a normal type ball was available. > > On the other hand, I can't think of a practical reason to use a Selectric anymore. I realize practicality isn't always a goal, but it's sort of tied in with the Dvorak rationale. An original Selectric might lose a lot of collector value if you modify it. > > > On May 19, 2013, at 9:10 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> >> right you would need the Dvorak selectric "Ball" and I suspect IBM may >> have only made 20 of them..... >> >> Bob >> >> >> On Mon, 20 May 2013, S Bjornstad wrote: >> >>> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 01:44:47 -0000 >>> From: S Bjornstad <[email protected]> >>> Reply-To: [email protected] >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [altkeyboards] Re: Keyboard conversion kit >>> >>> Just thinking as if your keyboard is in Dvorak layout doesn't make the Selectric type in Dvorak... >>> >>> --- In [email protected], Draco Rat <dracorat@...> wrote: >>>> >>>> Who cares? >>>> >>>> I'm not being sarcastic. I say this because you really shouldn't be looking >>>> at the keyboard as you type. Print out the layout, tape it to your monitor >>>> and then look there when you need to know where a key is. >>>> >>>> Then just buy a regular selectric. >>>> >>>> Have fun! >>>> >>>> --Draco >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 7:00 AM, donaldraybon308 >>>> <donaldraybon308@...>wrote: >>>> >>>>> ** >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hello members, >>>>> >>>>> Does anyone know where I can buy an IBM Selectric with a Davorak >>>>> >>>>> keyboard,or a conversion kit? Please let me know, >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> >>>>> Don >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> To Post a message, send it to: [email protected] >> To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: [email protected]! Groups Links >> >> >> > > --74OTo0IN8jXw-4hzKUReT4oI6HgzwhutHXsApxp Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html> <head> </head> <body style="background-color: #fff;"> <span style="display:none"> </span> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlStartT|**|-~--> <div id="ygrp-mlmsg" style="position:relative;"> <div id="ygrp-msg" style="z-index: 1;"> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlEndT|**|-~--> <div id="ygrp-text" > <p><br> my understanding was that the Selectric hit certain keys slightly less <br> hard to not cause holes in the paper, such as a period etc.<br> <br> Bob<br> <br> On Sun, 19 May 2013, Marcus Brooks wrote:<br> <br> > Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 22:33:14 -0500<br> > From: Marcus Brooks <<a href="mailto:marcus%40mwbrooks.com">[email protected]</a>><br> > Reply-To: <a href="mailto:altkeyboards%40yahoogroups.com">[email protected]</a><br> > To: <a href="mailto:altkeyboards%40yahoogroups.com">[email protected]</a><br> > Subject: Re: [altkeyboards] Re: Keyboard conversion kit<br> > <br> > While the type ball conversion should work, I believe there was a full conversion scheme that fine-tuned the keypress tension, or something of that sort.<br> ><br> > I don't recall the conversion details, or why it was necessary. However, on the face of it an actual layout conversion would allow you to use any font for which a normal type ball was available.<br> ><br> > On the other hand, I can't think of a practical reason to use a Selectric anymore. I realize practicality isn't always a goal, but it's sort of tied in with the Dvorak rationale. An original Selectric might lose a lot of collector value if you modify it.<br> ><br> ><br> > On May 19, 2013, at 9:10 PM, <a href="mailto:accessys%40smart.net">[email protected]</a> wrote:<br> ><br> >><br> >> right you would need the Dvorak selectric "Ball" and I suspect IBM may<br> >> have only made 20 of them.....<br> >><br> >> Bob<br> >><br> >><br> >> On Mon, 20 May 2013, S Bjornstad wrote:<br> >><br> >>> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 01:44:47 -0000<br> >>> From: S Bjornstad <<a href="mailto:sobjornstad%40comcast.net">[email protected]</a>><br> >>> Reply-To: <a href="mailto:altkeyboards%40yahoogroups.com">[email protected]</a><br> >>> To: <a href="mailto:altkeyboards%40yahoogroups.com">[email protected]</a><br> >>> Subject: [altkeyboards] Re: Keyboard conversion kit<br> >>><br> >>> Just thinking as if your keyboard is in Dvorak layout doesn't make the Selectric type in Dvorak...<br> >>><br> >>> --- In <a href="mailto:altkeyboards%40yahoogroups.com">[email protected]</a>, Draco Rat <dracorat@...> wrote:<br> >>>><br> >>>> Who cares?<br> >>>><br> >>>> I'm not being sarcastic. I say this because you really shouldn't be looking<br> >>>> at the keyboard as you type. Print out the layout, tape it to your monitor<br> >>>> and then look there when you need to know where a key is.<br> >>>><br> >>>> Then just buy a regular selectric.<br> >>>><br> >>>> Have fun!<br> >>>><br> >>>> --Draco<br> >>>><br> >>>><br> >>>> On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 7:00 AM, donaldraybon308<br> >>>> <donaldraybon308@...>wrote:<br> >>>><br> >>>>> **<br> >>>>><br> >>>>><br> >>>>> Hello members,<br> >>>>><br> >>>>> Does anyone know where I can buy an IBM Selectric with a Davorak<br> >>>>><br> >>>>> keyboard,or a conversion kit? Please let me know,<br> >>>>><br> >>>>> Thanks,<br> >>>>><br> >>>>> Don<br> >>>>><br> >>>>><br> >>>>><br> >>>><br> >>>><br> >>>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]<br> >>>><br> >>><br> >>><br> >>><br> >><br> >><br> >> ------------------------------------<br> >><br> >> To Post a message, send it to: <a href="mailto:altkeyboards%40eGroups.com">[email protected]</a><br> >> To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: <a href="mailto:altkeyboards-unsubscribe%40eGroups.comYahoo">[email protected]</a>! 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