Keyboards

[Tyler Aviss]

On Jan 31, 2008 11:43 AM, Lennart Sorensen <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 10:19:22AM -0500, Tyler Aviss wrote:
> > Just to add my own 2c.
> >
> > From what I remember the "exercise" is a lot better for your fingers
> > than many of the cheaper, low-resistance keyboards. Old springy-style
> > keys offered a more gradual resistance to typing, so that those who
> > are used to them "bounce" their fingers off the keys. Many of the more
> > modern keyboards, in comparison,  have low resistance. This means that
> > your fingers have more impact at the end, similar to continuously
> > driving them against a hard surface. Many people I've talked to find
> > that the springy keyboards cause less wear-and-tear on one's digits
> > because of this, and they still have a strong following in many circle
> > (especially the old IBM "clickety-clack" ones). Plus it really sounds
> > like you're getting a lot done when you go to town on those suckers
> > *clicketyclicketyclickety* :-)
>
> When I type I prefer to actually get stuff done rather than sounding
> like I get stuff done.
>

You could get just as much done either way, but with the model M's it
was pretty apparently. I used to work in a school district, and you
should hear some of the older secretaries go nuts typing on the things
:-)

> I think there are many keyboards that are way too soft, but on the other
> hand the old spring clonkers are way too hard.  There are ways to make a
> good balance of the two, which to me as where keytronic is at and has
> been for many many years.  I don't think they have changed anything in
> the key mechanism for at least 15 years.
>
>
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