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I've used to type exclusively on my handy IBM PS/2 keyboard ( http://www.dansdata.com/images/clicky/ballboard1024.jpg http://www.dansdata.com/images/clicky/ball
by sdrinf 16y ago
I've used to type exclusively on my handy IBM PS/2 keyboard ( http://www.dansdata.com/images/clicky/ballboard1024.jpg http://www.dansdata.com/images/clicky/ballboard1024.jpg ). Not only was it a beauty to behold, it was manufactured in 1983, had no performance degradation either since then, or throughout the 5 years we spent together (-circa 2007(!!!)), and had an awesome tactile feedback.
Finally, the ps/2 port gave in to excessive wear, and I switched it to a deck. Still have it in my old room, owning a piece from ancient history :)
- msbarnett 16y agoIf it was the ps/2 connector on the cable, many (but not all) of the Model M keyboards have swappable cables, and you can get a new cable quite cheaply. If it was the ps/2 port on your computer, you can get a ps/2->usb adapter for around $10. I use a Model M Spacesaver (basically identical to the one in your link, minus the number pad) built in 1992 as my go-to keyboard.
- wiredfool 16y agoI've got a pair of M13s that I use on a daily basis. They're the full sized ones with a built in trackpoint nub in the middle. I wish they were narrower, but I've mostly gotten around that by switching mouse hands.