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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Nonmouse on Sat, 02 February 2008, 13:39:02

Title: The anti-geekhack keyboards
Post by: Nonmouse on Sat, 02 February 2008, 13:39:02
Here's (http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,139100-page,1-c,keyboards/article.html) a cringe-worthy article from PC World, on the ten worst keyboards of all time.  Sad to say, I have owned three or four of those boards, and I've used all but one or two at one point or another....
Title: The anti-geekhack keyboards
Post by: iMav on Sat, 02 February 2008, 14:29:30
What a ridiculous article.  It's like someone said, "hey, I need you to write a piece on the 10 all-time worst keyboards...but, uhhh, don't piss off any of our current advertisers."

How about listing the current keyboard that ships with every new Dell that goes out the door (AND that ridiculous onboard mushy keyboard they put on their laptops)?  ;)
Title: The anti-geekhack keyboards
Post by: Nonmouse on Sat, 02 February 2008, 17:25:19
Quote from: iMav;2734
What a ridiculous article.  It's like someone said, "hey, I need you to write a piece on the 10 all-time worst keyboards...but, uhhh, don't piss off any of our current advertisers."

How about listing the current keyboard that ships with every new Dell that goes out the door (AND that ridiculous onboard mushy keyboard they put on their laptops)?  ;)


Yah, definitely a point.  I still thought it was sort of amusing in a horrible, horrible way.  You have to admit that the Dell k/bs aren't quite as bad as the PCjr or original PET keyboards, though.
Title: The anti-geekhack keyboards
Post by: fkeidjn on Sat, 02 February 2008, 21:43:00
I've never tried any of those keyboards, as those came before I was even born, lol.  But from looking at those keyboards, they don't seem to be as bas as the crap ones we have today.
Title: The anti-geekhack keyboards
Post by: ashort on Sun, 03 February 2008, 13:22:51
I owned one of these:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,139100-page,8-c,keyboards/article.html

I sold my Atari 2600 and games for it.
Title: The anti-geekhack keyboards
Post by: ashort on Sun, 03 February 2008, 13:25:42
I think the previous generation (pre-chicklet) Mac keyboard should be on there.  standard layout, good size, but mud would give more tactile feedback.  The chicklet keyboard is better than that one.