From: "John Oellrich" 

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Don,

There was a keyboard that I preferred to the Type M. AT&T via the long
= defunct Teletype division basically made one with the same tactile =
feedback as the IBM unit, but was quieter (de-squeaked as it were). I =
only have one of those left, and after a good cleaning it would probably =
still work. But ivory colored keyboards are sooo yesterday! ;->

I should have my new ones tomorrow. Unicom impressed me as well. They =
normally ship UPS, but offer the option of shipping FedEx if you provide =
your account number. Unfortunately the site didn't allow one to specify =
what FedEx service was desired. I had a message on my answering machine =
this morning from them asking what service I wanted and if they didn't =
hear from me it would go out today Standard Overnight. Exactly what I =
wanted.

--=20
john

john{at}oellrich.us
  "Don Hills"  wrote in message =
news:x57LCtgaX+aJ092yn{at}attglobal.net...
  In article , "John Oellrich"
 =
wrote:
  >
  >Thank you, thank you, thank you for the link to
  >http://www.pckeyboard.com!!! I just ordered 3 101 IBM style keyboards =
in
  >a more stylish black and grey My supply of this style keyboard was =
dying
  >off and I was beginning to wonder what I was going to do.

  I have a crate of them in climate controlled storage.
  Based on the manufacturing date on the bottom, if the one I'm using =
now
  were to die tomorrow, and assuming similar life from the remainder of =
my
  stock, I should run out of keyboards about the year 2250. :-)

  >I'm good for another decade as long as PS/2 ports are still available
  >;->

  You can get PS/2 to USB converters to allow plugging PS/2 keyboards =
and
  pointing devices into USB.

  The Type M keyboard is definitely a polarising device - some people =
refuse
  to use them, others will never willingly type on anything else.

  --=20
  Don Hills    (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New Zealand
  "New interface closely resembles Presentation Manager,
   preparing you for the wonders of OS/2!"
      -- Microsoft advertisement on the box for Windows 2.11 for 286
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Don,
 
There was a keyboard that I preferred to the Type M. AT&T via =
the long=20
defunct Teletype division basically made one with the same tactile = feedback as=20
the IBM unit, but was quieter (de-squeaked as it were). I only have one = of those=20
left, and after a good cleaning it would probably still work. But ivory = colored=20
keyboards are sooo yesterday! ;->
 
I should have my new ones tomorrow. Unicom impressed me as well. =
They=20
normally ship UPS, but offer the option of shipping FedEx if you provide = your=20
account number. Unfortunately the site didn't allow one to specify what = FedEx=20
service was desired. I had a message on my answering machine this = morning from=20
them asking what service I wanted and if they didn't hear from me it = would go=20
out today Standard Overnight. Exactly what I wanted.
-- john
 
john{at}oellrich.us">mailto:john{at}oellrich.us">john{at}oellrich.us

  "Don Hills" <dmhills{at}attglobal.net>">mailto:dmhills{at}attglobal.net">dmhills{at}attglobal.net>
=
wrote in=20
  message news:x57LCtgaX+aJ092yn{at}attg=
lobal.net...In=20
  article <422f8cd8$1{at}w3.nls.net>,">mailto:422f8cd8$1{at}w3.nls.net">422f8cd8$1{at}w3.nls.net>,
=
"John=20
  Oellrich" <john{at}oellrich.us>=20">mailto:john{at}oellrich.us">john{at}oellrich.us>=20
  wrote:>>Thank you, thank you, thank you
for the link=20
  to>http://www.pckeyboard.com!!! I just ordered 3 101 IBM style=20
  keyboards in>a more stylish black and grey My supply of this =
style=20
  keyboard was dying>off and I was beginning to wonder what I was =
going=20
  to do.I have a crate of them in climate controlled =
storage.Based=20
  on the manufacturing date on the bottom, if the one I'm using =
nowwere to=20
  die tomorrow, and assuming similar life from the remainder of =
mystock, I=20
  should run out of keyboards about the year 2250.
:-)>I'm =
good for=20
  another decade as long as PS/2 ports are still=20
  available>;->You can get PS/2
to USB converters to =
allow=20
  plugging PS/2 keyboards andpointing devices into
USB.The =
Type M=20
  keyboard is definitely a polarising device - some people refuseto =
use=20
  them, others will never willingly type on anything else.-- =
Don=20
  Hills    (dmhills at =
attglobaldotnet)    =20
  Wellington, New Zealand"New interface closely resembles =
Presentation=20
  Manager, preparing you for the wonders of=20
  OS/2!"    -- Microsoft
advertisement on the box for =
Windows=20
  2.11 for 286

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