Re: Inexpensive Extended Keyboards for GS

[rgshacke@wsuhub.uc.twsu.edu (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <3aphlk$erq@nyx10.cs.du.edu>, cdeschu@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Chris Deschu) writes:

> 	I still say that the *original* apple extended keyboard is
> the best ADB keyboard ever made. Mine has worked flawlessly ever
> since I got my GS. All of the keys are shaped the same (no retarded
> looking reset key), they are all in the right place, and it has an
> excellent feel to it IMO. I also like having duplicates of the
> modifier keys on the right, and I couldn't live without the inverted
> "T" arrow key arrangement.

It's not extended like this thread is about, but the keyboard I use on my IIgs
is the original standard one. Its layout is identical to the IIgs keyboard,
but it has full size keys and a solid feel, not the flimsy feel of the IIgs
one. It's all the keyboard you can make use of on a IIgs.

> 	The most rediculous example in my mind is the new apple
> standard keyboard, which has the escape key down to the right
> of the space bar. The only thing which might be worse is the new
> ergonomic split thing, which doesn't even have an escape key.
> Instead, it's this little "button", but at least it's in almost
> the right place.

Gotta remember that all ADB keyboards you can buy are intended for Macs, and
that Mac software makes little or no use of CTRL and ESC. The pre-ADB Mac
keyboards don't even have those keys. So it is logical that they are placed
in out of the way places on the keyboard when you keep that in mind.

I've used the extended II on my Quadra enough now that I accidentally get my
finger on caps lock instead of CTRL on the IIgs some of the time now. Guess
whatever you're used to is what you will say is best.
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Randy Shackelford
rgshacke@wsuhub.uc.twsu.edu