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To: Johnny B.

I don’t have one, but I have a soft spot for a Selectric.

If I could get a PC keyboard that had the same feel, I’d be in heaven. Closest thing I ever had was an OEM PS/2 keyboard.


5 posted on 11/04/2014 3:07:19 PM PST by chrisser (When do we get to tell the Middle East to stop clinging to their guns and religion?)
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To: chrisser

You can still get the original IBM PC keyboard (but with USB if you prefer that to PS/2):

http://pckeyboard.com

That is my favorite computer keyboard by far. (I’m currently using a similar, but not identical keyboard).

The very best keyboard I ever used was on an IBM terminal. The keyboard layout was identical to the original Selectric, but the keys themselves didn’t have a decent feel. However, they had a solenoid (essentially, a computer-controlled hammer) that whacked the case with each keystroke. It perfectly emulated the Selectric.


6 posted on 11/04/2014 3:12:24 PM PST by Johnny B.
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