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I won't deny that the M was a great keyboard. I also used one for a number of years. Very reliable. But the idea for the layout did not come from IBM. It came f
by johnohara 17y ago
I won't deny that the M was a great keyboard. I also used one for a number of years. Very reliable. But the idea for the layout did not come from IBM. It came from DEC. The VT220 keyboard was on desks and in use by the thousands a year and a half before IBM shipped the M.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VT220 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VT220
- zandorg 17y agoI have an incredible d|i|g|i|t|a|l keyboard someone gave me in 1997, and it clunkers away incredibly nicely. Same layout as the M. I cleaned and even repaired it, supergluing the rubber thingies back onto the membranes. I also had to solder some wires back on. I'm running it off a PS2/USB adapter for my Linux laptop and I can easily reach 100 WPM on this.