Das Keyboard, a chunky, clicky, satisfying keyboard

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Would that be a SPACE CADET Keyboard?

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Basically, yes. Depends who you ask. Some refer to the pre-Symbolics versions as Space Cadet, some refer to the later symbolics units also. There are some minor differences. This early Symbolics qualifies, I’d say, but not their later beige ones.

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This is one of the few areas where things accidentally worked out better for us lefties. I’m curious if @jerwin’s suggestion would work for you, or if it would be as counter intuitive as a “left handed can opener” is for me.

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I would buy this keyboard except for 2 reasons:

  1. It’s ugly as hell.
  2. It costs too much

After months of searching high and low, I’ve found the very best keyboard for PC’s is the Apple keyboard:

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This, yes. Offsets the purchase price very well.

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It’s still a rubber dome keyboard and if you are judging on tactile feedback rather than asthetics then the old non-chiclet Thinkpad/NMB PS/2 keyboards are generally regarded as being better. I used to have one until I spilled Irn-Bru on it :frowning:

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Yeah, way expensive. My cheap Dell clicky keyboards does fine.

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You may scoff all you want, but I love mine. I really dislike those cheap ‘modern’ keyboards.

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I remember using the Model M over a decade ago on a specific project with hardware provided by IBM. That was the only time I ever looked at a keyboard and said “this is professional stuff”. I am glad it is still being made and will spend some money on it. Thanks a lot!

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