From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Oll0a-0004zn-GQ for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:56:56 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 49DDCE089E; Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:56:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.gmx.net (mailout-de.gmx.net [213.165.64.22]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CF4DDE089E for ; Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:56:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 18 Aug 2010 15:56:02 -0000 Received: from p54851602.dip0.t-ipconnect.de (EHLO gmx.net) [84.133.22.2] by mail.gmx.net (mp014) with SMTP; 18 Aug 2010 17:56:02 +0200 X-Authenticated: #20088476 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1+PYhgbGTGPQoWLJTw7V9Vj/2BtXbBCclQG5eBfRB JlsOtFXrF4lmnA Received: by gmx.net (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1001 Meino.Cramer@gmx.de; Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:56:02 +0200 (CEST) Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:56:01 +0200 From: meino.cramer@gmx.de To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Typewriter sound Message-ID: <20100818155601.GA5324@solfire> References: <20100817172005.GA5110@solfire> <20100817224727.GA5252@solfire> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: mutt-ng/devel-r804 (Linux) X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-Archives-Salt: 91f206c0-1a3c-41ba-9efd-32b756bcd7fe X-Archives-Hash: 3eaecf8b17f8032f70eb6981d14ccc5d Paul Hartman [10-08-18 17:12]: > On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 5:47 PM, wrote: > > By the way (the same way! ;)) > > I am in search of such an "model m" IBM-keyboard. A colleque > > yesterday calls me and said, that he found one for me in the > > PC-junk at the basement of the building he is working in. > > Hopefully it is one which is 1.) fully working and 2.) > > with german keyboard layout. Fingers crossed. > > Unicomp owns the patent from the original IBM/Lexmark Model M > keyboards, they still make & sell modern versions (with USB and > Windows keys, if you want, also versions with PS/2 or without windows > keys are available). And you can buy it with German configuration. You > can even buy it with quiet keys, but what is the point of that?? ;) > They are made in the USA but can be shipped worldwide. > > This is the model I have (in black with grey keys): > http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/customizer.html > > It is the same size and weight like the old keyboards, very heavy, > each key cap can be removed, it is loud & clicks nicely and is very > awesome. For USD$69 I think it is a bargain, I type on the computer > every day and this keyboard is simply perfect to me. After using cheap > $5 and $10 keyboards for so many years, now I will never go back to > those. > > Their website is http://www.pckeyboard.com and they have other > keyboard variations such as a Linux keyboard. > > I highly recommend it for anyone who likes a huge and loud keyboard > that feels incredible. :) > Hi Paul, yes, I saw the sites/homepages of both sellers before. Unfortunately shipping costs to germany is high and payment is complex. If they only would have a distributor here in germany... But with little luck, next week a colleque will give me one of those really old, sturdy, heavy, loud and WONDERFUL original IBM keyboards. Fingers crossed that is a "Model M" with buckling springs, german layout and all functional! Happy hacking! Best regards, mcc