At last, we possessessss one of those old IBM Model 'M' keyboards! One of the few decent computer keyboards in existance. We've usually been using those Cherry G80-3000 ones until now because of the proper clicky keyswitches they use, but heard so much about these old IBM ones that when I spotted them on eBay I couldn't resist buying one as a pressy for Andy. A wee bit expensive, which is not surprising since they stopped making them many moons ago, but hopefully worth it.
Like the Cherry keyboard, and unlike most modern keyboards, they've got a proper tactile click, and feel almost typewriter like. Unfortunately Andy couldn't get on with it, and has gone back to the Cherry, as it takes a little more strength to press the keys and he was going slower. So I'm having to take over the use of the Model M instead, poor me eh? :)
Now I've finally got to use one, in my humble opinion, they are actually a tad better than the Cherry G80 models; an even stronger click, even a click on release, and a greater distance between the keys which helps to prevent you from accidentally hitting more than one key at a time. The keyboard is lightly curved from top to bottom, so that you don't have to reach-up for the function keys. On the whole, I do seem to be making less errors, although to be fair it is taking a little initial getting used to and it's not exactly a keyboard you can use at night unless you want to wake the whole house up!
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