[Info-vax] Keyboards

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2018-12-28 20:24:08 +0000, Dave Froble said:

> I've never used one of the latest (sic) USB LK keyboards.  So I'll ask, 
> were they still as ergonomically user friendly as previous LK 
> keyboards?   Back in the 1980s there was a significant push for such, 
> with worries about carpel tunnel problems, and ease of use.  Frankly, 
> it's not a "proper" keyboard that I'm as interested in as much as 
> something that's easy to use.  When the cheap PCs with cheap keyboards 
> came out, all those efforts for ergonomic keyboards seemed no longer 
> important.

There are a lot of very nice keyboards available, David.  Just not 
usually from the cheapest of vendors, and also seldom the keyboards 
included with a system purchase.

Among many other keyboard vendors:
https://www.daskeyboard.com
https://www.hhkeyboard.com
https://matias.ca
https://www.cherryamericas.com

Cherry—and Matias, Apple and other vendors—are making their own key 
switches, in addition to offering keyboards.  Different switches, 
different feel, different loudness, and with different prices, too.

Lots of reading available here, and more than a few opinions.  Here's some:
https://www.windowscentral.com/mechanical-keyboard-switches-guide
https://www.lifewire.com/best-ergonomic-keyboards-4147386
https://www.lifewire.com/best-computer-keyboards-4136226

While some were pretty good, other DEC keyboards were probably most 
charitably called muddy.   Cherry made some of the LK keyboards.




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