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| From | Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> |
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: The Age of Apple is Over |
| Date | 15 Sep 2016 14:26:41 GMT |
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On Thu, 15 Sep 2016 14:21:10 +0000, Zed wrote: > On 2016-09-15, RS Wood <zafiro17@gmail.com> wrote: >> My 2004 ppc titanium powerbook had the single best laptop keyboard I >> ever used - nice feel, lovely sculpted keys. Way better than the >> modern stuff. > > A bit tangential, but I find modern keyboards appalling. The older > Powerbook keyboards were good, as were the older Thinkpad keyboards. > Chiclet keys lack sufficient travel and tactile/auditory feedback. I > don't understand how anybody can type on a tablet/virtual keyboard. > > And...you kids get off my lawn! I rarely use a laptop. I just have a desktop wherever I need one! And they all have Model M keyboards. -- Using UNIX since v6 (1975)... Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org
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The Age of Apple is Over Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-09-13 23:23 +0000
Re: The Age of Apple is Over RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-09-13 22:13 -0400
Re: The Age of Apple is Over Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-09-15 06:53 +0200
Re: The Age of Apple is Over "RS Wood" <zafiro17@gmail.com> - 2016-09-15 08:31 -0400
Re: The Age of Apple is Over Zed <zed@blah.invalid> - 2016-09-15 14:21 +0000
Re: The Age of Apple is Over Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-09-15 17:26 +0300
Re: The Age of Apple is Over Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-09-15 14:26 +0000
Re: The Age of Apple is Over The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-09-15 14:19 -0700
Re: The Age of Apple is Over Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-09-15 22:34 +0000
Re: The Age of Apple is Over Zed <zed@blah.invalid> - 2016-09-16 00:03 +0000
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