[Elecraft] [OT] Keyboards

[Bill Frantz]

In a thread "Touch-screen displays" on 9/3/15 at 11:28 PM, 
frantz at pwpconsult.com I wrote:

>What I have noticed over the years is that the UI hardware has 
>gotten worse. Keyboards are the most obvious example. I am a 
>good touch typist. When I started to learn CW (for the third 
>time), I decided to use a keyboard rather than trying to write 
>with a pencil, since I can type considerably faster than I can 
>write. I quickly discovered that the keyboard on my Mac laptop 
>wasn't good enough for fast typing. I bought a HP keyboard 
>which isn't as good as the old IBM Selectric keyboards, but is 
>better than the Mac keyboard. All the touch screen keyboards I 
>have used have been much worse than either of these two keyboards.

One of the other readers of this list sent me a pointer to 
Unicomp <http://pckeyboard.com/>, which sells keyboards with 
real tactile feedback. I fired off an order for a Buckling 
Spring USB keyboard with a Macintosh layout. Slow USPS delivery 
took about a week, but the resulting keyboard is very nice. I 
get fewer errors copying W1AW code practice at 13 and 15 WPM (my 
current speed limit). The general feel is very nice. If you want 
a nicer feeling keyboard then the OEM one, they cost $80 to $110 
or so depending on features.

73 Bill AE6JV

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