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> I'd gladly pay $1000 for a Selectric-feel unit. The DasKeyboard Brings Back the Feel of an IBM Selectric https://www.pcworld.com/article/251792/the_daskeyboa
by miles 6y ago
> I'd gladly pay $1000 for a Selectric-feel unit.
The DasKeyboard Brings Back the Feel of an IBM Selectric https://www.pcworld.com/article/251792/the_daskeyboard_brings_back_the_feel_of_an_ibm_selectric.html https://www.pcworld.com/article/251792/the_daskeyboard_bring...
"If you remember what it was like to type on an old IBM Selectric typewriter, you know about what the experience of typing on the DasKeyboard ($129) is like. The company actually had a couple of old IBM Selectric typewriters at their booth."
Turning A Typewriter Into A Mechanical Keyboard https://hackaday.com/2015/08/27/turning-a-typewriter-into-a-mechanical-keyboard/ https://hackaday.com/2015/08/27/turning-a-typewriter-into-a-...
Relatedly: Turning An IBM Selectric Into A Printer https://hackaday.com/2012/06/13/turning-an-ibm-selectric-into-a-printer/ https://hackaday.com/2012/06/13/turning-an-ibm-selectric-int...
- kps 6y ago> The DasKeyboard Brings Back the Feel of an IBM Selectric No. Not even close. Das use Cherry MX switches of various kinds, none of which feel like a Selectric.
- voldacar 6y agoDaskeyboard, like most mechanical keyboard makers, uses plastic cherry mx keyswitches or the generic chinese cherry clones. Those will feel nothing remotely like either a selectric or a good mechanical keyboard such as a model F/M. The person who wrote that article has no idea what he's talking about.
- 83 6y agoHa! I'm writing this on a DasKeyboard and have an IBM selectric ii on the desk next to me - they are worlds apart.