[Coco] CoCo4! 50% done!
Richard Goedeken
Richard at fascinationsoftware.com
Fri Feb 7 21:00:55 EST 2014
Gotta love it. I'm typing on a 1992 model m over here. I bet not that many of
them have the keycaps rearranged in the dvorak layout though. :)
Richard
On 02/07/2014 02:57 PM, Steven Hirsch wrote:
> The canonical IBM keyboard, introduced with the MicroChannel PS/2 machines
> circa-1987. They used a (at the time) proprietary and patented buckling
> spring arrangement to give a feel similar to the Selectric typewriter.
>
> Considered noisy and "clacky" compared to the mush-a-matic keyboards currently
> in vogue, but much easier for a touch-typist to deal with.
>
> The manufacturing rights to the Type M went to Lexmark when they were spun off
> from IBM and eventually were bought by Unicomp, who still manufacture them:
>
> http://www.pckeyboard.com/
>
> To keep up with the times, USB versions are now available. But since I have a
> dozen of the PS/2 interface versions on a shelf in the garage, I stick to
> computers with that input port style.
>
> Steve
>
>
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