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Minimalist
128 MB  Posts: 186 
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on: January 22, 2008, 20:39
Ever spent a bit of time cleaning an old keyboard? It's not fun is it? You take the keyboard apart, pop each key off one at a time, meticulously clean each and every key, replace each and every key, clean the outer housing, blow out whatever dust and debris may be lurking in and around the inner components, and finally reassemble the whole kit and kaboodle. It's a great deal of tedious and unenjoyable labour. Hell, it's almost as bad as sex. But at least I get a clean keyboard out of this particular chore -- which is more than I can say for sex. Vintage Macintosh: It's a labour of love... Or something like that! |
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jjbomfim
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32 MB Posts: 55
Reply #1 on: January 23, 2008, 02:41
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Ever try doing all that to a Duo keyboard, thinking that cleaning it will fix the unresponsive keys, only to realize that the keyboard is bad by design and you wasted three hours for nothing? Yup, it's a love thing alright.
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dpaanlka
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1024 MB Posts: 1646
Reply #2 on: January 23, 2008, 03:17
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Quote from: "jjbomfim" Ever try doing all that to a Duo keyboard, thinking that cleaning it will fix the unresponsive keys, only to realize that the keyboard is bad by design and you wasted three hours for nothing? Seconded... although the later revisions are supposed to be "improvements" they still feel pretty bad. 1400c keyboard is the best IMHO.
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Minimalist
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128 MB Posts: 186
Reply #3 on: January 23, 2008, 13:30
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Quote from: "jjbomfim" Ever try doing all that to a Duo keyboard, thinking that cleaning it will fix the unresponsive keys, only to realize that the keyboard is bad by design and you wasted three hours for nothing? Can't say I've ever walked that road. I tend to restrict my activities and efforts to things that actually interestest me. If I were to have a Duo keyboard, it would be because I wanted one. If I were to spend time cleaning the keyboard, it would be because the keyboard that I wanted and valued enough to clean, needed to be cleaned. It would be an enjoyable experience for me, bad design notwithstanding. I would have been working on a keyboard I liked and attempting to make it better -- by cleaning it. So I would have lost nothing. Quote
I know people that feel the same way about cars as I do about old computers. I know people that feel the same way about girls as I do about old computers. They like cars or girls or both... I like computers, period!
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jjbomfim
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32 MB Posts: 55
Reply #4 on: January 23, 2008, 20:28
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Quote from: "dpaanlka"
Agree 100%. The keyboard is the main reason why I use the 1400c. I type for a living, and the only competition I've found to the 1400's keyboard came from IBM's thinkpads, but then I'd have to say goodbye to the MacOS and to TexEdit Plus. And as for cleaning my Duo keyboard, I like that computer a lot, but its keyboard being a bad one is not my opinion, it's a fact. I've had two early revisions fail on me after short periods, and the only reason my current Rev. F (the last one) is still good is because I just don't use it much for typing. It still is a great notebook, with a great form factor. It just needed a 2400c-type keyboard. Dan, what keyboard do you use on your desktop Macs? Bomfim
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Minimalist
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128 MB Posts: 186
Reply #5 on: January 23, 2008, 22:41
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Quote from: "jjbomfim"
Don't know what Dan's preference is, but I'm partial to the little "Apple Keyboard" for ADB based desktop Macs. That's the little keyboard that lacks the function keys. It has a good feel, makes a nice clicky noise, and is comfortable to use. My second choice is the "Apple Style" keyboard. For some reason I could never quite get used to the "Apple Extended" keyboard.
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dpaanlka
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1024 MB Posts: 1646
Reply #6 on: January 24, 2008, 00:52
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I use the Apple Aluminum Keyboard on all my Mac OS X Macs. I have a selection of Apple Design keyboards for my beige Macs that I bought brand new.
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p-amadeus
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64 MB Posts: 89 
Reply #7 on: January 24, 2008, 01:54
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Quote from: "Minimalist" pop each key off one at a time, meticulously clean each and every key It's not really necessary to meticulously clean each individual key in most cases. The easiest method I've found is to pop off all the keys, put them in a tupperware or large ziplock bag, fill the bag with warm/near hot water, add a little dish soap, close the tupperware/ziplock bag, jiggle it around a bit, then let it sit for maybe 15min or so, then jiggle it around a bit more, then rinse the keys off in a kitchen strainer, and let them dry.
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Minimalist
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128 MB Posts: 186
Reply #8 on: January 24, 2008, 05:34
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Quote from: "p-amadeus"
Never thought of that. I'll give that a try when I get around to cleaning my old PS/2 Silicon Graphics keyboard. Which is, in my opinion, a really nice keyboard for typing.
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