by "Nibby" (nibby68)
Published 08/14/2017 at 13:09
by "Nibby" (nibby68)
Published 08/14/2017 at 13:09
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Some old NMB keyboard
Uses an AT style connector so I had to nab an AT to PS/2 adapter.Here it is on my desk
And no, it’s not mechanical but surprisingly good and stiff for a rubber dome.
"chaozbandit" (chaozbandit)
08/14/2017 at 13:12, STARS: 1
Model M or bust
"Nibby" (nibby68)
08/14/2017 at 13:15, STARS: 0
no windows key is a deal breaker for me and I had one... sold it for nearly 3x I paid for it.
I also don’t want to spend $50+ on a keyboard
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
08/14/2017 at 13:17, STARS: 1
When it comes to membrane boards, KeyTronic also makes some good ones.
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
08/14/2017 at 13:17, STARS: 0
Unicomp makes 104 ones. Although kinda surprised coming from you that you want a Windows key.
"Nibby" (nibby68)
08/14/2017 at 13:21, STARS: 0
I use Windows exclusively actually that’s why
"Nibby" (nibby68)
08/14/2017 at 13:22, STARS: 0
Yeah, I had some old HPs that came with Keytronic keyboards and those were good
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
08/14/2017 at 13:23, STARS: 0
Well I pictured you to be more like those ThinkPad guys who outraged against Lenovo for changing the 7-row keyboard and adding the key.
"lone_liberal" (token-liberal)
08/14/2017 at 13:23, STARS: 1
I worked for them back in the 90s, back when they built keyboards in the US, and some of the commercial keyboards they made were absolute tanks. They are probably still being used.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
08/14/2017 at 13:38, STARS: 1
Very cool! My daily keyboard on my WIn10 desktop is a Compaq RT101 from the 486 era (one of the first with a PS/2 plug). No Windows key! :P
I’ve been using it daily since 2004 through 3 different machines because I love the feel of it - similar to your NMB, very stiff and ‘mechanical’ feel to it for being rubber-dome! I modded it in 2005 with superbright blue LEDs because that is what you did back then - these are very old pics of it, but you get the idea as it looks exactly the same now :P
My other old keyboard is in use in my spare desktop - it also originally had an A/T plug, but I didn’t have any PS2 adapters, so I did a cable swap and soldered a PS2 cable from an old ball mouse onto it instead - works great! No idea what brand it is as it has no listed brand undermeath, just “Model KB-M102.” This one is also rubber dome, but has an INCREDIBLY unique ‘light’ feel to it and feels like no other keyboard I have ever used. Coming from my Compaq to this always ends in a crapton of typos XD - also, look, Macro key! :P
"Nibby" (nibby68)
08/14/2017 at 13:46, STARS: 0
no i’m not some linux neckbeard
"Nibby" (nibby68)
08/14/2017 at 13:47, STARS: 0
Can you assign that macro key to win key?
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
08/14/2017 at 13:53, STARS: 0
We had one pretty similar to that on the 486, sans Windows keys.
"Wacko" (wacko--)
08/14/2017 at 13:57, STARS: 1
the you of today would of had a blast with me in the late 80s early 90s.
You need to ditch that LCD and go 15-17 CRT to get the whole 80-90s vibe.
"Nibby" (nibby68)
08/14/2017 at 14:06, STARS: 0
YESSSSSSSSS
"Nibby" (nibby68)
08/14/2017 at 14:06, STARS: 0
but i like my 2560x1440 monitor :(
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
08/14/2017 at 14:08, STARS: 0
Maybe if I had the right software, but within an OS by default, no, not that Ive found! :P
The machine it’s currently plugged into runs Linux Mint 18.2 and I’ved used it on my Windows desktop before - in both cases, the Macro key functions as a key for the ‘<’ symbol, weirdly enough!
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
08/14/2017 at 14:10, STARS: 0
After that we used to use it on an old NEC laptop with an AT/PS2 converter, IIRC. This would have been about 2001. The NEC had a superdisc drive for the drive bay you would swap with the CD.
"Wacko" (wacko--)
08/14/2017 at 14:11, STARS: 0
but, but 2560 x 1440 was things of dreams back then. 800 x 600 was life.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
08/14/2017 at 14:42, STARS: 0
At 1024 x 768?
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
08/14/2017 at 14:44, STARS: 0
"Nibby" (nibby68)
08/14/2017 at 14:47, STARS: 0
no! :P
"R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet" (r-saldana)
08/14/2017 at 15:49, STARS: 0
Passive aggressive typing intensifies.
“I can’t hear your annoying phone call anymore, I’m too busy typing every word I know.”
“Helicopter”
“Rhinoceros”
"Nibby" (nibby68)
08/14/2017 at 15:50, STARS: 1
EXTENDED REALITY!
"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
08/14/2017 at 16:22, STARS: 0
The made in China Keytronic I just picked up is pretty nice, but just doesn’t compare to the made in the USA ones I have.
"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
08/14/2017 at 16:27, STARS: 0
Nice!
A good rubber dome is really underrated. I just picked up a mid ‘90s keytronic keyboard to go with the “new” main computer I’m building.
After two years, I’m finally replacing my mess of a Dell/Lenovo hybrid!
"Nibby" (nibby68)
08/14/2017 at 16:36, STARS: 0
Awesome! Which keytronics board did you get?
"kanadanmajava1" (kanadanmajava1)
08/14/2017 at 16:50, STARS: 0
Weird. My computer collection has several SGI variations of these (but with Scandinavic layout unlike the example). But despite similar outside shape they are very mechanical and make very loud typing noises.
"Nibby" (nibby68)
08/14/2017 at 16:54, STARS: 0
Yeah, nice find! Pop one of the keys off and you’ll see a rubber dome. It’s still pretty good.
"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
08/14/2017 at 23:16, STARS: 0
Its an E03601; not quite as good as the older EP3435XTAT, but it’s still really good compared to modern keyboards.
"Nibby" (nibby68)
08/14/2017 at 23:19, STARS: 1
dat giant enter key
"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
08/15/2017 at 13:12, STARS: 0
It’s the tiny backspace key that took some getting used to!