Mechanical Keyboards

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My IBM Model M from 1993 (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by FireWire400@lemmy.world to c/mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.ml

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[–] maxprime@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Some people map the caps lock key to super.

[–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

thats what im doing and its great

[–] Subverb@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No need. CTRL-ESC.

[–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

too complicated for my smooth brain

[–] hamburglar26@wilbo.tech 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've also just mapped it to Ctrl+Alt or something as well. But ultimately for a daily driver I just got a Unicomp with the super key and use my old one with my retro rig now.

[–] maxprime@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nice. How does it compare with the IBM, aside from the super key?

[–] hamburglar26@wilbo.tech 1 points 1 year ago

Unless you are super nitpicky practically identical other than the branding. Former Lexmark and IBM people bought the actual stuff used to make them over the years and formed Unicomp after it was shut down so they are not cheap knockoffs.

I did read that the molds used in some models were starting to wear out, but they have new ones that seem to be getting good reviews.