On 8/22/2014 8:24 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Aug 2014 06:33:15 -0500, Mike Raiford wrote:
>
>> On 8/21/2014 10:16 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> On Thu, 21 Aug 2014 21:42:53 -0500, Mike Raiford wrote:
>>>
>>>> Oh.. yeah, Much ado about keyboards. I bit the bullet and bought a
>>>> fully mechanical keyboard. One of the oldschool types. I really like
>>>> it. Nice and clackity, types beautifully,
>>>
>>> Good to hear things are going well - where'd you find the oldschool
>>> keyboard, and what type of connector is on it?
>>>
>>> Jim
>>
>> Fry's. It's actually a new gaming keyboard. Made by ThermalTake. It has
>> a USB connector, just like any keyboard aught to. Just about any
>> keyboard with Cherry black switches should have about the same feel, not
>> sure about the physical heft, though.
>>
>> I thought I'd hate the illumination, but it turns out I kind of like it.
>
> Nice - only problem is that with it being a USB device, I can't use it
> with my KVM (PS/2 connectors only - the USB-to-PS2 adapters don't seem to
> work with it).
>
> Jim

Ahh, yeah that could be an issue. I think the Keytronic classic might be 
a mechanical keyboard, and comes in both PS/2 and USB variants.

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