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Offline aegrotatio

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« on: Sat, 01 May 2010, 23:30:34 »
I'm obsessed with older Key Tronic keyboards.  There was this one model, the Propellor, which may or may not have been available with or without the L-shaped Enter key.  Can anyone enlighten me on the best Key Tronic keyboards that I can buy today?  I really liked them, even if they aren't clickly and are rubber-dome technology.  They were just really, really good keyboards for touch-typists who sometimes don't want tactile or tactile click.

Thanks!!
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Offline wellington1869

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« Reply #1 on: Sat, 01 May 2010, 23:35:11 »
search the forum for 'keytronic', there were some recent discussions (which may or may not be helpful). but it seems you're not the only keytronic fan on the site :)
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Offline aegrotatio

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« Reply #2 on: Sat, 01 May 2010, 23:40:18 »
Thanks.  For a rubber dome keyboard, the Key Tronics are really good.  I probably type the fastest on them.  There was a time when OEM keyboards from major computer manufacturers always included a Key Tronic (usually OEM without the Key Tronic brand on them).  These keyboards were some of my favorites for touch-typing.  Now most of them are knock-off NMB or similar which I'm not such a fan of.

I'm not surprised that the original Das Keyboard's specifications sounded remarkably similar to several Key Tronic models, too.
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Offline kishy

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« Reply #3 on: Sun, 02 May 2010, 00:31:28 »
KeyTronic, at least with older ones, didn't really assign "names" to products...you'd be looking at some obscene model number. Not sure about this one you've specified though.
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Offline ricercar

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« Reply #4 on: Sun, 02 May 2010, 16:38:46 »
The Keytronic with the trackball is still being sold. I keep buying the floor models from my computer store for $5 when the trackball gets stolen or lost (and replace it with a marble).
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« Reply #5 on: Mon, 03 May 2010, 06:43:54 »
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I'm not surprised that the original Das Keyboard's specifications sounded remarkably similar to several Key Tronic models, too.


The original Das is a rebadged KeyTronic E03600QLPS2B-C.

And, that's why there was so much confusion between the Das and the Model M - thing looks like a Model M ripoff.
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Offline kishy

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« Reply #6 on: Mon, 03 May 2010, 10:30:32 »
« Last Edit: Mon, 03 May 2010, 10:38:55 by kishy »
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Offline aegrotatio

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« Reply #7 on: Mon, 03 May 2010, 22:06:33 »
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Link Related


Thanks for the link.

When Key Tronic went to L-shaped Enter keys I stopped caring about them.
I don't know about you, but I enjoy the snap-back sound of a Key Tronic keyboard.  You know, when you hold down Shift, Ctrl, Alt, or whatever, and let it snap back up?  It's a devastatingly satisfying sound.
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Yearning for: Any ALPS keyboard || Any tenkeyless mechanical keyboard
Permanent collection: Poker Blue and Brown || Adesso MKB-125B || SIIG MiniTouch Geek Hack Space Saver || Chicony 5181 Monterey Blue || Chicony 5191 Clone Cherry Blues || Key Tronic 3600 || Unicomp Endurapro & SmarTrex || A crate of IBM Model M and Model M Space Saving boards || NeXTstation Slab || Amiga 3000 || BTC-5100C black and beige || SIIG MiniTouch Plus black and beige
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Offline kishy

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« Reply #8 on: Mon, 03 May 2010, 22:29:49 »
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Thanks for the link.

When Key Tronic went to L-shaped Enter keys I stopped caring about them.
I don't know about you, but I enjoy the snap-back sound of a Key Tronic keyboard.  You know, when you hold down Shift, Ctrl, Alt, or whatever, and let it snap back up?  It's a devastatingly satisfying sound.


That's one of the only things I do like about KeyTronics...they maintain a very noticeable snap. Nothing beats a Model M, however.
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Offline ch_123

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« Reply #9 on: Tue, 04 May 2010, 02:30:24 »
Model F? Beam Spring? Selectric typewriter?
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Offline kishy

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« Reply #10 on: Tue, 04 May 2010, 02:47:33 »
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Model F? Beam Spring? Selectric typewriter?

May I rephrase:

Nothing that I've used and/or which is applicable in a modern, x86-derived computer context without extensive modification beats Model Ms.
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Offline wellington1869

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« Reply #11 on: Tue, 04 May 2010, 10:59:17 »
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May I rephrase:

Nothing that I've used and/or which is applicable in a modern, x86-derived computer context without extensive modification beats Model Ms.


lol, i also take a lot of context for granted when i post.
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