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From: vancleef@iastate.edu (Van Cleef Henry H)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: PC keyboards - where to look for a good quality?
Keywords: Keyboards, quality
Message-ID: <1991Apr24.184726.4618@news.iastate.edu>
Date: 24 Apr 91 18:47:26 GMT
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In article <452@newmedia.UUCP> jim@newmedia.UUCP (Jim Beveridge) writes:
>
>Warning to touch typists!!!!  Northgate keyboards fall apart miserably
>after 50 or 60 WPM.  A good typist relies on key rollover, where you
>can have more than one key held down at the same time.  The Northgate
>keyboards will generate bogus keystrokes if you try and rely on
>three key rollover.  The good news is that Northgate is very reasonable
>with their return policy and will refund your money if you have a problem.
>
>I *do* like their keyboards, I just type too fast.
>
>I have been delighted with the ALR keyboards.  They are very solid, 
>so won't slide around the desk on you.  The key action is quite nice.
>Finally, the keyboard can keep up with me.  You just have to find
>someone who will sell you one.
>
>Just my 2 cents.
>
>Jim
I type at these speeds and have never had a bit of trouble with the
Northgate keyboard.  Most program-writing and us is not at this speed;
it is when I am writing articles/papers/etc. that I touch-type
quickly.  

I find it almost impossible to type at over about 25WPM on Keytronic
and DEC LK2xx keyboards, and put the screws to my friendly DEC workstation
rep the other day to get me a Northgate-type keyboard for my DECstation
3100.  

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