[Info-vax] Should VSI commission the production of DEC layout keyboards ?

[David Turner]

Those rubbish membrane keyboards - we used to repair them for DEC by the 
hundreds per week
Silver polish and and dish washing liquid brought those babies back to life.



On 7/24/2022 10:22 PM, IanD wrote:
> On Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 11:08:32 AM UTC+10, Galen wrote:
>> Jeffrey H. Coffield <jef... at digitalsynergyinc.com> wrote:
>>
>>> While trying to resuscitate an LK464 keyboard that had drowned in
>>> coffee, I notice the circuit board said "Cherry" on it. I called the
>>> company and got someone technical and they said yes they could restart
>>> production on them but the minimum order was, as I remember, 10,000.
>>> .
>> During my client’s COVID work-from-home period last year, I partially
>> revived a LK45X word processor keyboard (Ps/2 connector) that I’d picked up
>> on EBay as is for about $15 US. When I opened it up, it appeared to have
>> had a cola spilled in it, then been subjected to something heavy sitting on
>> the keyboard for a good while.
>>
>> After I thoroughly cleaned it, it wasn’t much trouble to repair the
>> conductive tracery. And the circuit board was just fine already. But I was
>> stymied by the half dozen or so crushed dome “springs”.
>>
>> Not being able to find another so cheaply for parts, I’ve just been letting
>> it sit in the closet. It may have something to do with my decision a few
>> weeks ago to give away my working though seldom used DS10 I’d hoped to use
>> it with.
>>
>> I really liked the LK4XX line for its ergonomics. Among other keyboards,
>> the older Mac USB keyboards (before the ridiculous low profile ones) and a
>> numeric keypad are pretty good but harder on my fingers. Mine, which I’ve
>> had for 21 years, is getting a bit stiff to operate (as are my fingers
>> themselves).
> Are we talking rubbish membrane keyboards, then absolutely not
>
> Even if we are talking Mechanical keyboards, then what cherry mx switches?, blue for typing if you love the clickety-clack, red, black etc but still, I would say no, I have Ducky Shine mechanical keyboards that suffice