On Thu, 17 Sep 2020 07:24:30 -0700, Ken Blake wrote:

On 9/16/2020 6:42 PM, Char Jackson wrote:
On Wed, 16 Sep 2020 09:25:13 -0700, Ken Blake wrote:

On 9/16/2020 9:15 AM, Char Jackson wrote:
On Wed, 16 Sep 2020 12:59:40 +0100, mechanic wrote:

On Tue, 15 Sep 2020 17:43:20 -0500, Char Jackson wrote:

On Tue, 15 Sep 2020 12:07:25 -0700, Ken Blake wrote:

I just googled ibm m keyboard and found pictures of them. They basically
look the same as modern Windows keyboards, except that they don't have a
Windows key.

A Windows key isn't absolutely necessary, but it's a convenience, and I
wouldn't want a keyboard without one. So lower the price of the IBM to
$11, and I still wouldn't want it. I don't care if it's clickier.

My laptop KB has a Windows key but I don't remember ever using it.

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The Win Key is important to me, as past of the sequences eg in
various games, no doubt the bindings could be redefined but a useful
Win Key avoids that hassle. Unfortunately this particular Logitec
keyboard doesn't have a win key so I re-mapped the caps lock key to
Win.

What connection for these fabled IBM dinosaur keyboards, PS/2 ?
Probably not bluetooth. Another cable to add to the clutter.

Yep, PS/2, and the cables are really long. They're coiled up like a
telephone cord, (any kids in here may not know that phones used to have a
cord),


They still do--at least all the ones (five of them) in my house, except
for the cell phones my wife and I have.

Even kids may have parents who who still use land lines.

I haven't had a corded phone since the late 80's, I think. I still have a
5-phone wireless set, but they are in a drawer and are at risk of going
into the next box for Goodwill.

My house isn't even wired for corded phones. They put TV coax in when they
built it, and I've added Cat6 Ethernet cable myself, but there are no phone
lines anywhere.



How old is your house? Is not wiring for corded phones common these
days? I've never heard of it before.

It was built in March 2019. I don't want to guess at what other builders
do, but my builder apparently thinks POTS phones are obsolete. At possible
risk of being pummeled, I have to say that I agree. If I need a pseudo
corded phone, I'll just plug an ATA into an unused Ethernet port and get a
phone jack that way. I have an Obihai in a drawer for that purpose but it's
not currently needed.