• aard@kyu.de
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      I switched from an IBM M13 to a Tex Shinobi with box navy a few months ago. It is not as good as buckling spring, but good enough - and the more compact keyboard, full programmability and the better trackpoint make up for it.

      I initially tried Cherry MX Blues, but they’re horrible. Never understood the Cherry hype in the 90s, and still don’t understand it now.

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        1 year ago

        My wife made me get rid of my IBM Model M clone because it was making just a bit too much of a racket.

        Could literally hear it from across the house.

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          IBM Model M clone

          Want to try with an original?

          Also, surprising you kept the wife, not the keyboard.

      • PerCarita@discuss.tchncs.de
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        Apparently there are some Cherry MX sets from 30 years ago that are still working today. So I guess part of it is longevity, part nostalgia.

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          My m13 is from 1994, and I have non-trackpoint Model Ms going back to the late 80s, all working perfectly fine.