Lee wrote: > >I bought a Dell desktop in 2019 and the keyboard just died :( > >ssh in from another machine & do a 'sudo reboot now' and get an alert >about 'Keyboard not found.' on power up. The keyboard also doesn't >work in another machine so it's really & truly dead. > >I figure there's a high percentage of keyboard jockeys here so .. >which keyboard do you like and why?
I used to love the old IBM Model M, and I used a few of those over the years until I started having trouble with USB-PS/2 adapters. Then I tried a new Unicomp USB keyboard. Very similar feel, as you'd expect, but it didn't have the same build quality and the lower row of keys started to die after ~5 years or so. It was also *very* loud, enough to be a problem even in my home office. About 2y aho I picked up a Filco Majestouch-2 with Cherry MX Brown switches. I'm loving it - full size and a good level of mechanical tactile feedback WITHOUT ALL THE NOISE ALL THE TIME. Very much recommended. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com Can't keep my eyes from the circling sky, Tongue-tied & twisted, Just an earth-bound misfit, I...
