tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post6841306663385442634..comments2024-03-09T04:53:54.412-05:00Comments on The Talbert Pipe Blog: Keyboard Wars!TreverThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02652943318376670283noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-7204328793686123682013-08-04T11:02:36.195-04:002013-08-04T11:02:36.195-04:00" Now I want to make my own full briar keyboa..." Now I want to make my own full briar keyboard"<br />Why just Briar? Morta taste better! :D<br /><br />Just an idea that may fit - or not:<br />I guess if you go on ebay, you may get cheap pc old keyboard. I had a friend who used to "inspect trash bin" of companies to collect the old computerq and electronic stuffs. He then make money selling the copper and reassembling several computer parts into a working one. Anyway, he get so much old style keyboard that he basically throw them away... So I guess you could just try to get an old one on ebay...<br />Related to the fact they would be PC instead of Apple, I guess modern computers offer the ability to remap the keys. At least, linux does... Just write (why not: encarve!) the new letter on the proper key and the job is done :)<br /> A latakia fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-33618320076843149192013-04-26T20:22:38.440-04:002013-04-26T20:22:38.440-04:00The really bad thing about this experience is that...The really bad thing about this experience is that it has introduced me to the world of keyboard modding, which was not a hobby that I needed to be exposed to. Now I want to make my own full briar keyboard - I just need to find someone willing to pay me ten grand so I can hand-carve every key from briar and meerschaum.TreverThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02652943318376670283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-52797233788786157712013-04-26T17:46:53.510-04:002013-04-26T17:46:53.510-04:00You might Google "Cherry Keyboards" and ...You might Google "Cherry Keyboards" and look around on their site. I used to always use them back in olden times. They even have a version with the rollover that IBM users insisted on.<br /><br />And blog about whatever interests you. That is what I do. Hopefully, you'll more readers though. :)KenPhttp://www.pokerperambulation.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-46688337687154381392013-04-26T00:09:34.152-04:002013-04-26T00:09:34.152-04:00I'll be curious to see how it holds up. They ...I'll be curious to see how it holds up. They could certainly do a lot to improve the general look and feel, but it types solidly and works well. The Das was way better in "fit & finish", though. That was one seriously sexy keyboard. I kept wishing I could somehow merge the two of them together to make the one perfect result.TreverThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02652943318376670283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-70636809571595839542013-04-25T23:39:07.878-04:002013-04-25T23:39:07.878-04:00I had a Matias Tactile Pro 1 almost 10 years ago, ...I had a Matias Tactile Pro 1 almost 10 years ago, and was shocked at how amazingly cheap it felt. Yes, the keys were clacky, but the case was cracked and creaky. I had it replaced once, but the replacement was the same. It didn't hold a candle to the old IBM buckling spring keyboard I had attached to the nearby Linux box.<br /><br />I can only hope that they've gotten better, and that yours works well over the long haul.mathuaerknedamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369230942083272513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-48075764874037605952013-04-25T22:56:02.006-04:002013-04-25T22:56:02.006-04:00OK, I'm glad it's not just me. I had more...OK, I'm glad it's not just me. I had more "missing letters" typing with the standard Mac keyboard than I've ever had before in my life. I was regularly going back over every paragraph and adding in two or three missing letters or fixing something that I'd hit by accident. I was wondering if it was just getting old or what. My typing accuracy is much improved now, on the Mattias, and was even slightly better on the Das though that wasn't enough to outweigh the things I didn't like about it. <br /><br />If you don't need a keyboard with black keys, try the standard Mattias instead of the Quiet Pro - I bet the different switches would make it perform more like the Das. I just don't do well with white keys, my hands are always dirty or covered with pipe stain. And yes, the alternate characters are very handy - I can do this without looking up characters! €⁄fifl‡±—ÒÚƉŒÓÅTreverThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02652943318376670283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-65484129172428988912013-04-25T19:30:17.565-04:002013-04-25T19:30:17.565-04:00Thanks for the test. It's something I've n...Thanks for the test. It's something I've never thought that much about--even while cursing the standard keyboard. I learned how to type in high school, and when I get going I can out-type the keyboard. I also wind up not always getting every key struck. <br /><br />I'm going to pick up a Matias and give it a try. I especially like having the alternate characters listed on the keys. That'll be a big help!Tony Costinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-54816925598940116912013-04-25T17:54:54.594-04:002013-04-25T17:54:54.594-04:00You know, I tried one of those MS ergonomic keyboa...You know, I tried one of those MS ergonomic keyboards prior to this article, but I hated it. Forced myself to try and adapt to the curved surface for about a week and a half and totally could not do it... My typing speed disintegrated and it became impossible to get anything written because I spent so much time key hunting and being hyper conscious of where the keys were. Looking at the Kinesis, I suspect I'd have the same problem multiplied. Unfortunately, I'm a bit locked in to the standard QWERTY - I do so much writing that I just literally can't afford the month(s) it would probably require for me to adapt myself to something that exotic. TreverThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02652943318376670283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-2908921690326422272013-04-25T17:40:06.055-04:002013-04-25T17:40:06.055-04:00You should check out the Kinesis Advantage (http:/...You should check out the Kinesis Advantage (http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/contoured.htm). Now THAT's a proper keyboard. ;)<br /><br />I use the Kinesis in addition to a programming variant of Dvorak (an actually usable keyboard layout - qwerty is obsolete rubbish and has NO place on a computer keyboard, save it for the old typewriters) for any serious work I do.Anders Mårtenssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09955491235124561044noreply@blogger.com