August Abolins wrote to Ken Hrynchuk on 05-21-03 10:49:
 
 KH> Or, IBM wanting over $400 CDN for one of their nice, 'clicky' XT
 KH> keyboards, in the early '90s.
 
 AA> I opted for a Northgate keyboard when I ordered my first XT clone
 AA> (approx cdn$110 in 1990 dollars).  It resembled the IBM version in
 AA> weight and feel, but it had a large L-shape "Return" key, and the
 AA> Caps-lock and Shift-Keys were reversible to suit touch-typists.  It
 AA> was much nicer than the keyboards they offered for clones at the
 AA> time at almost the same price.
 
I remember that brand (never tried one, though). Another of my favorite
older brands (I wonder if they're still in business?) is Maxi-Switch; in
fact, I'm typing on one, right now.  The two I have here aren't
'clicky', but they have a quality of feel and construction that's hard
to find, nowadays; and, they've both withstood an astronomical amount of
keypresses. :) They also have reversible Caps Lock/Ctrl and are AT/XT
switchable.
 
   Ken
 
 
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