Re: IIGS Casing Styles

[shack@pro-ict.cts.com (Randy Shackelford)]

irsman@iastate.edu (Ian Schmidt) writes:

>I know this is a religious issue and all, but I really can't stand the IIe
>keyboard.  The Extended II sucks also; the best keyboard Apple made was the
>original Extended.  For specifics, the IIe requires too much key travel and is
>somewhat mushy, and the Extended II has Caps Lock and Ctrl switched around.
>Apple IMHO could learn something from the recent Lexmark-made PC keyboards as
>far as feel goes.

My old //e keyboard seems pretty stiff after getting used to newer keyboards
but it's not bad. The thing is your wrists are too high off the desk with the
built in keyboard. I use an original standard keyboard with my IIgs - it's
the nicest keyboard I've used. I only have a standard II at the moment for
my Quadra. Since Mac software doesn't use many control keys or ESC, it's
possible to make do with the idiotic layout. I oughtta see if I could find an
original extended keyboard for it.
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