Posts Tagged 'IBM'

Why the IBM Model M is the best keyboard ever.

1. Patented Buckling Spring Key Switches
In other words: Each time I press any one of the keys on my keyboard, it feels like the sexy “gears & cogs” mechanical spring-loaded movement. And it feels springy.

2. It won’t jam.
Well it will, but not when you use jam; when you use glue—industrial strength glue.

3. Durability
Does your keyboard have a steel plate?

4. Security
Can you use your keyboard to beat up would-be burgalars?

5. It still works
Even a decade—and—a–half into its life

6. It’s old
It’s a proven fact that old things are cool. Id est, pocket watches, zeppelins, propeller planes, fountain pens, typewriters, revolvers, steam engines, steam trains, steam punk, telegraphs, & c.

7. It’s your best excuse for not using your typwriter.
It feels as almost as nice as typing with a typewriter. It sounds almost as nice and loud as the clickity-clack of the typewriter keys hitting the paper and rubber-coated steel drum.

IBM Model M

I’m on a blogging roll today.

Maybe it’s because I don’t have homework.

Continuing…

I got My IBM Model M keyboard in the mail yesterday. I love this keyboard. It has the most awesome springy sounds sound whenever I hit any of the keys. It just sounds freakin’ awesome.

I love typing with this. Hopefully it’ll help me complete the daunting task that is NaNoWriMo.

After NaNoWriMo I plan to convert my keyboard from boring drab

Old Beige IBM Keyboard that sounds so very nice when it is typed upon.

To not-boring, not-drab

I love Steampunk.

Images courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/ and http://www.steampunkworkshop.com/
I probably shouldn’t use the word courtesy since I didn’t really ask. Whatever.

Update:

Stupid me I filed this under rants…



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