blunderduffin
blunderduffin t1_ivsvbvv wrote
Reply to comment by SarcasticOptimist in 11 Year Old Unicomp Model M Keyboard by zstandig
Brown keys should be a good compromise. They are a lot less noisy than the blue-ones or the ibm springs. Also still feel very tactile. I would try those in the office.
blunderduffin t1_ivsv6tr wrote
Reply to comment by j-random in 11 Year Old Unicomp Model M Keyboard by zstandig
I use a cheap one from China, that does have n-key rollover, you can probably look up on the web somewhere which ones will definitely work.
Mine looks like this:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/312708601103?epid=1219753984
P:S: According to this post you cannot get true n-key-rollover via usb connection no matter if you use an adapter or not. You will only be able to press 6-8 keys at the same time. It seems to be good enough for me so I never noticed. If you are a purist, your best bet would be installing a pci card with ps2 connector I think.
https://tl.net/forum/tech-support/170648-ps-2-usb-adapter-nkey-rollover-q
https://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/das-keyboards-ps2-pci-card-recommendation-for-n-key-rollover/
blunderduffin t1_ivup281 wrote
Reply to comment by integrate_2xdx_10_13 in 11 Year Old Unicomp Model M Keyboard by zstandig
Just buy the original IBM one then, those will probably outlive us, they are steel plated 1,5 kg monsters ;) There are differences between the models, so read up on that before you buy, I don't remember what to look out for, I think mine is from the late 80ies. (There are differences between the US and international versions as well)
I think I paid around 50 Euros or so on the German used marked for mine. And I love it!