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Lyskar 12210     -The Chaos within trumps the Chaos without- Level: 192      Posts: 7877/12211 EXP: 99327822 For next: 545749 Since: 07-03-07 From: 52-2-88-7 Since last post: 7.4 years Last activity: 7.3 years
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Rena I had one (1) message in Discord deleted and proceeded to make a huge, huge mess about how it was a violation of free speech and how moderators are supposed to be spam janitors and nobody should have the right to tell me not to talk about school shootings Level: 135 Posts: 4057/5390 EXP: 29077522 For next: 257483 Since: 07-22-07 Pronouns: he/him/whatever From: RSP Segment 6 Since last post: 343 days Last activity: 343 days
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Post #4057 · 02-03-11 09:09:50 PM I'm quite fond of my Compaq keyboard. I broke the space bar a little (wiggles, but still works) but otherwise it works great, all the buttons are in sane places, not too loud and the keys feel just right. My only gripe is that most of the multimedia keys need some special driver to function... I could write one I'm sure, but eh, effort.
What I hate are "thin" keyboards (shorter keys), the Microsoft ones that are broken into two halves, and the ones that rearrange the Home/End/Ins/Del/Page keys. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.  ____________________ |
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Taryn Passed away. Thanks for being a part of us, even if it wasn't always on the best of terms. 1987-2014 Level: 204  Posts: 11763/14742 EXP: 121755475 For next: 1594343 Since: 09-01-09 From: Seattle Since last post: 10.1 years Last activity: 9.8 years
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Liliana "A horrible person". That's what it says. "A horrible person." We weren't even testing for that. Level: NaN Posts: 2205/-3841 EXP: NaN For next: 0 Since: 07-23-07 Since last post: 10.3 years Last activity: 10.1 years
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My typing style seems to fit the "flat" keyboards much more. Sadly, I have a normal one with large keys, so misspellings are quite common for me.
I'm pretty much screwed concerning the backslash. AltGr + Eszett is not easy to type in any case. ____________________ Most people who visit your Web pages are there in search of useful or entertaining information, not to admire your fancy graphics skills or HTML prowess. — Apple Web Design Guide, 1996 |
paulguy Green Birdo Level: 93  Posts: 1261/2294 EXP: 8032916 For next: 19894 Since: 09-14-07 From: Buffalo, NY Since last post: 9.7 years Last activity: 9.7 years
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Paulguy's Post configuration Has anyone seen any of those "gaming" abominations with horrible keys, completely unfit for general purpose typing? Some "gaming" keyboards aren't too bad when it's just extra general purpose buttons added along the sides and stuff, but still way too costly since the keys themselves are generally nothing special, and still have the keypress limits, which could suck in a gaming context. ____________________ |
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Taryn Passed away. Thanks for being a part of us, even if it wasn't always on the best of terms. 1987-2014 Level: 204 Posts: 11769/14742 EXP: 121755475 For next: 1594343 Since: 09-01-09 From: Seattle Since last post: 10.1 years Last activity: 9.8 years
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Liliana "A horrible person". That's what it says. "A horrible person." We weren't even testing for that. Level: NaN Posts: 2207/-3841 EXP: NaN For next: 0 Since: 07-23-07 Since last post: 10.3 years Last activity: 10.1 years
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Both < and > are on the very same key at the bottom left, between the Shift and Windows key. One is shifted and the other isn't. You can also use AltGr to get the bar |. ____________________ Most people who visit your Web pages are there in search of useful or entertaining information, not to admire your fancy graphics skills or HTML prowess. — Apple Web Design Guide, 1996 |
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Lyskar 12210 -The Chaos within trumps the Chaos without- Level: 192 Posts: 8207/12211 EXP: 99327822 For next: 545749 Since: 07-03-07 From: 52-2-88-7 Since last post: 7.4 years Last activity: 7.3 years
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Emuz Level: 20  Posts: 3/66 EXP: 37245 For next: 5194 Since: 02-15-09 From: Akron, Ohio USA Since last post: 4.3 years Last activity: 4.1 years
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| I use quite a few different keyboards on a daily basis:
My main one on my home computer is an old Dell Spring-Key from the late 90's. It has the Windows Key and I need that since I use synergy with two other computers, one being a Mac. I've developed this bad dyslexia thing over the years and having the solid feed back not only helps that, it also helps when you are typing fast you know by the sound and the physical feedback that you typed the key without looking at either the screen or the keyboard. The biggest downside is it's a large keyboard and does take up a good portion of the working space on that desk. (This is the keyboard My main laptop has the Chicklet style keyboards. I find the space makes it easier to type, but for me I tend to typo more with it since I've always had a bit of a heavy handed approach since I type fast. The different spacing tends to slow me down just enough to where I do a better job. The one I use at work is a standard dell soft-key keyboard. Not my favorite. It comes down to what you like. If you are a heavy gamer sometimes the PS/2 connector isn't robust enough to register all the keys. However they do make gamer specific spring keyboard: http://store.razerzone.com/store/razerusa/en_US/pd/productID.211324200/categoryId.35156900 I'd be interested to see if anyone has actually used one, and if so their opinions. |
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paulguy Green Birdo Level: 93 Posts: 1319/2294 EXP: 8032916 For next: 19894 Since: 09-14-07 From: Buffalo, NY Since last post: 9.7 years Last activity: 9.7 years
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Paulguy's Post configuration Well, I picked up a das keyboard model s professional. It's probably one of the best keyboards I've used. I'd honestly say it even beats out any model ms I've used, since it has a similar feel, but not quite as loud. It's also great that the keys have that kind of novelty keyboarding sound to them you hear dubbed over a cartoon when someone is typing.
But yeah, I've never typed this fast or comfortably before, and should be even better once I've adjusted to the new keyboard a bit better. I still make some typos. Unfortunately, it doesn't help my brain lagging behind. Lo ____________________ |
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dotUser From the Grave Level: 91  Posts: 267/2357 EXP: 7428254 For next: 40658 Since: 10-20-10 Pronouns: she/her From: a particularly peculiar tiny store's back shelf Since last post: 35 days Last activity: 7 days
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We have something like 20 IBM keyboards lying around our house. Likely all Model M. I need to find which ones work though, since the last one I used finally kicked the bucket.
I always noticed for me it doesn't matter what keyboard I use, in terms of speed. I don't use the homerow typing style anyway. I just like the old models because they are so much tougher than the junk I find now. ____________________ |
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