When I was married I didn't really discuss my budding keyboard obsession with my significant other. I had my trusty 1390131, and that was good enough for the time being. Now that I'm doing the bachelor thing once more, I've begun to fully unleash my inner geek. I've got my priorities straight now: boards before *****es.
My wife doesn't care for them - she just warned me to never buy her one for her birthday or anniversary
fair enough :P
My wife is very particular about keyboards, since she's a gamer. But, her requirements are very different from mine. Right now she's using a flat-ish, backlit keyboard - I don't recall the manufacturer or model. It has pretty good feel to it and a nice, compact footprint. But, not to my taste (and mine aren't to hers!)...
Oops...something bad must have happened between the two of you.
When the keyboards started showing up at the door she just shook her head and walked away. That was before I bought a Topre board that is. When that one showed up and she saw the bill I got a talking to :argue: . But that went pretty well. Now she insists on trying my new boards as they show up. When my second Realforce showed up I was told that the next one had better be for her. The problem is that the next Topre I have showing up will be a HHKB Pro and it's for me not her. I already told her it was comming and she does not think she will like it. You know what she told me? She is going to confinscate my 87U :Cry:. So I guess that means I'm going to have to get another one :happy:
Even worse my son (7 years old) has already informed me that he wants my Model M Space Saver and my black Unicomp Customizer. But he has been eying my Realforce lately. I asked him what he thought about it and he said he liked it but he really prefers the Model M's because he likes the clicky sound.
Oh well. At least all my boards are going to be used.
Even worse my son (7 years old) has already informed me that he wants my Model M Space Saver and my black Unicomp Customizer.
Excellent. Get 'em started early. Also, I recommend teaching him ASM or FORTRAN. If you're gonna handicap the kid, do it right.
This thread should be retitled "Whose wife sucks most". Or wait..
Yeah, she died O_o.
My wife is very particular about keyboards, since she's a gamer. But, her requirements are very different from mine. Right now she's using a flat-ish, backlit keyboard - I don't recall the manufacturer or model. It has pretty good feel to it and a nice, compact footprint. But, not to my taste (and mine aren't to hers!)...
When the keyboards started showing up at the door she just shook her head and walked away. That was before I bought a Topre board that is. When that one showed up and she saw the bill I got a talking to :argue: . But that went pretty well. Now she insists on trying my new boards as they show up. When my second Realforce showed up I was told that the next one had better be for her. The problem is that the next Topre I have showing up will be a HHKB Pro and it's for me not her. I already told her it was comming and she does not think she will like it. You know what she told me? She is going to confinscate my 87U :Cry:. So I guess that means I'm going to have to get another one :happy:
Even worse my son (7 years old) has already informed me that he wants my Model M Space Saver and my black Unicomp Customizer. But he has been eying my Realforce lately. I asked him what he thought about it and he said he liked it but he really prefers the Model M's because he likes the clicky sound.
Oh well. At least all my boards are going to be used.
My wife can't relate to my keyboard addiction at all.
Just one incident: when my Symbolics came, the seller mixed up billing and shipping address and sent it to my home. Had to pick it up at the post office but they sent a customs postcard with the price on it. Well, I had to explain why I would spend "that much" on an old keyboard. After everything was settled I looked at the postcard once more and realized it only showed the shipping costs. :pound:
Hah, you succeeded at "converting" them without trying?
What she really wants me to find her is a light keyboard she can use with her laptop.
Heh, my girlfriend got pissed I was buying so many keyboards I didn't need. Like, really pissed.
Then one day she started complaining about pains in her wrists from sitting at the computer so much (she does graphic design). So I convinced her to try using a Compaq w/ Browns instead of her G15 for a week and see what happens, and since then she's wanted a Filco.
rdjack21, what's your secret? I can't even get my wife to finger roll on the HHK
she was playing with my Powermate knob last night though (dirty jokes incoming)
I LIKE girls in glasses.
Still searching the internet for "laptop girl" though.
Closest find.Show Image(http://www.chilton-computing.org.uk/gallery/ral/med/r10948m.jpg)
I've taken apart the Unicomp for pictures so I gave back to my kid and wife the Logitech and now they are both whining. I'll see if the Brown Cherry Filco keeps them happy (P.S. - never lend the Realforce out - just asking for trouble).
Not sure. The Prostituie Infomatie Centrum (http://www.pic-amsterdam.com/picgb.html) doesn't give out prices.
Turns out the Logitech and Unicomp both have the old style Caps Lock. They are happily back on the Unicomp now.
Ok who wants custom sets then? Let's compile a list of 100 users from GH and we can all chip in! :P
So I accidentally let it slip to my gf that I bought another keyboard (HHKB Pro II). As we were laptopping¹ in bed I showed her a lovely black'n'blank on my netbook. Then she goes and uses her laptop to find out the price...
*seconds later*: "Christ! Ye f**kin tit! You just bought ANOTHER flippin' keyboard?!?! What're you gettin' me for Our Anniversary, huh?" And the Look. Ohhh the Look.
And so, some time later... "Well it is cute."
Maybe I'll get her a HHKB Pro II in white, with lettering... and then I can't be viewed as selfish. Awwh, young love eh? Bless.
¹ And by laptopping I don't mean smearing one's partner's lap with marmalade, jam, Nutella or anything of the sort². It's saucier than that: think Latitude D520 with the 1400x1050 15.4" display and Asus 1005HA with AR5008 and external 12dBi omni antenna mod... :o~
² Not even cheese and tomato with oregano...Mmm.
How many of you have been offered the keyboard of your dreams by your girlfriend or wife? Do you drop hint about a particular keyboard when your birthday is close?
I've asked her for typing lessons but we got sidetracked.
Wife Stole my Mode1 M, and all I haveleft is a pen tablet with handwriting recognition. Sniff. Sniff
I bet.
Don't mix significant others and keyboards. It just isn't worth it. I don't extol the virtues of my Cherry G80 at home, and she doesn't bore me with details on why she chooses her brand of red pens to grade her students' papers with.
It leaves more time for smearing each other with food stuffs.