[Info-vax] VT keyboard replacement

[Simon Clubley]

On 2021-12-17, Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> wrote:
> On 2021-12-16, alanfe... at gmail.com <alanfeldman48 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 3:20:54 PM UTC-4, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>
>> Well, there are a wide variety of PC keyboards. I thought the Gateway ones were pretty good. But that's in the past. And Compaq had a pretty good one too (but not sold separately!), IIRC. Then there's the famous IBM model that a lot of people are great fans of. Not easy to find, I don't think. I liked my old Kensington keyboard. I'm not terribly fond of the others I've tried. So who makes these "high-quality PC keyboards"? I'm almost surprised there are _any_ "high-quality" keyboards. 
>>
>
> At home, I have a Logitech keyboard that's at least a decade old
> and it's still working just fine. Typing on it is very smooth.
>

I should also mention that I use a KVM multiplexer unit to switch the
keyboard and display between multiple systems. If anyone is thinking
of getting one, make sure that you get a good quality multiplexer
instead of one of the cheaper ones that can mess up your display
quality (assuming those cheaper units are still around).

Simon.

> Given how personal keyboards are, it's the kind of thing where you
> want to try them out in a computer shop or store before choosing one.
>
> Just make sure you don't get one of the mini style keyboards with
> no travel on the keys. I don't get on at all well with that kind of
> keyboard. :-)
>
> Simon.
>


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