Re: Which Extended Keyboard for the GS?

[shack@crash.cts.com (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <2n71v9$mmp@news.iastate.edu>,
robert s. claney <txa84@isuvax.iastate.edu> wrote:

>As an owner of the original Extended Keyboard, I can tell you that control is
>in the same place on both the Extended and Extended II.  I personally like the
>actual feel of the original Apple Extended Keyboard more than the AEK II (which

I was thinking about tracking down an original extended until I found out that
ctrl and caps lock are backwards on it too. I think I'll get an extended II
now to replace this gross standard II on my Q700. I use an original standard
keyboard on my IIgs and I'm very happy with it. Large keys including an L
shaped return key, nice feel, ctrl and caps lock in the right places etc.
The problem is that I've about worn a smooth spot on the space bar which is
getting me urinated off a little.

>Not that anyone probably cares, but I just noticed that the AEK II _doesn't_
>have the "Undo Cut Copy Paste" labels under the first four function keys, but
>the original does.

So do they do the same things though?

>Personally, I'd suggest you try to get the original version, but who knows,
>you might actually like the key feel of the II.  The keys don't seem to travel
>as smoothly in the II for some reason.  Maybe they went to cheaper switches?

I like the feel of the extended II pretty well. It's a lot better than the 
standard II which is pretty flimsy.

I have a buddy who uses an extended II with his IIgs. I borrowed it not long
ago and put it on my IIgs since I had heard that the lights work properly
on an extended when it's connected to a ROM 3. The only light we could get
to light was caps lock though. We didn't know how to get the others to come
on.
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