Unfortunately I live in Tennessee now, so I can't afford the trip.  I'll go with a unicomp keyboard, and keep my eye out for local yard sales whenever they resume.  Never can tell who has a model M sitting in a closet somewhere and will want to get rid of it. On 4/19/20 12:06 PM, Stephen Elliott via PLUG-discuss wrote: > I bought two different Cherry keyboards in different key colors to try to bring back the old tactile typing experience, paying over $100 each. I don't like or use either one, and they are like new still. They don't have the old feel, they are clattery, and I find them not worth the trouble. I understand that gamers love them. > > If anyone is interested I'll make them a deal. I live in Buckeye, come and try them out. > > Stephen Elliott > > -----Original Message----- > From: PLUG-discuss On Behalf Of plug-discuss-request@lists.phxlinux.org > Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2020 12:00 PM > To: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > Subject: PLUG-discuss Digest, Vol 178, Issue 14 > > Send PLUG-discuss mailing list submissions to > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > plug-discuss-request@lists.phxlinux.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > plug-discuss-owner@lists.phxlinux.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of PLUG-discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: buckling spring keyboards (Jim) > 2. Re: buckling spring keyboards (sean) > 3. Re: buckling spring keyboards (Donald Mac McCarthy) > 4. Re: buckling spring keyboards (James Mcphee) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 20:50:19 -0700 > From: Jim > To: Aaron Jones via PLUG-discuss > Subject: Re: buckling spring keyboards > Message-ID: <6f1c7ad0-aab4-f54c-215d-c5161284c59f@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > Do the Cherry keyboards sound and feel like a model M keyboard? I've noticed a wide range of prices for the Cherry keyboards. If only some models sound and feel like a model M, which ones? > > On 4/17/20 10:48 PM, Aaron Jones via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> Get one from Germany. They call them Cherry. Google it. Best keyboard. >> >>> On Apr 17, 2020, at 9:53 PM, Jim via PLUG-discuss wrote: >>> >>> I've decided I want one of the buckling spring keyboards. Would I be better off buying a new one from unicomp or one of the used IBM model M keyboards? >>> >>> thanks > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 20:53:10 -0700 > From: sean > To: Main PLUG discussion list > Subject: Re: buckling spring keyboards > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Red Cherry switches are probably the closest to buckling springs, but it’s still very different. > I’d get a Unicomp - good condition Model Ms are hard to come by these days. > > On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 8:50 PM Jim via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> Do the Cherry keyboards sound and feel like a model M keyboard? I've >> noticed a wide range of prices for the Cherry keyboards. If only some >> models sound and feel like a model M, which ones? >> >> On 4/17/20 10:48 PM, Aaron Jones via PLUG-discuss wrote: >>> Get one from Germany. They call them Cherry. Google it. Best keyboard. >>> >>>> On Apr 17, 2020, at 9:53 PM, Jim via PLUG-discuss < >> plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: >>>> I've decided I want one of the buckling spring keyboards. Would I >>>> be >> better off buying a new one from unicomp or one of the used IBM model >> M keyboards? >>>> thanks >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To >> subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 22:49:28 -0700 > From: Donald Mac McCarthy > To: Jim via PLUG-discuss > Subject: Re: buckling spring keyboards > Message-ID: <480858c3-84c9-90c0-f606-44f75cd771a1@oscontext.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > MX Cherry Greens as also a good choice for buckling spring keyboard fans. I have a Das Keyboard 4 with the greens, and I love them. That being said - I also have a second keyboard attached, as the people on my conference calls can't stand them. > > Mac > > Jim via PLUG-discuss wrote on 4/17/20 9:53 PM: >> I've decided I want one of the buckling spring keyboards.  Would I be >> better off buying a new one from unicomp or one of the used IBM model >> M keyboards? >> >> thanks >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To >> subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- > Donald "Mac" McCarthy > Director, Field Operations > Open Source Context > +1.602.584.4445 > mac@oscontext.com > https://oscontext.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 08:31:27 -0700 > From: James Mcphee > To: Main PLUG discussion list > Subject: Re: buckling spring keyboards > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I like my unicomp keyboards. > > On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 10:55 PM Donald Mac McCarthy via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> MX Cherry Greens as also a good choice for buckling spring keyboard >> fans. I have a Das Keyboard 4 with the greens, and I love them. That >> being said - I also have a second keyboard attached, as the people on >> my conference calls can't stand them. >> >> Mac >> >> Jim via PLUG-discuss wrote on 4/17/20 9:53 PM: >>> I've decided I want one of the buckling spring keyboards. Would I >>> be better off buying a new one from unicomp or one of the used IBM >>> model M keyboards? >>> >>> thanks >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To >>> subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> -- >> Donald "Mac" McCarthy >> Director, Field Operations >> Open Source Context >> +1.602.584.4445 >> mac@oscontext.com >> https://oscontext.com >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To >> subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > -- > James McPhee > jmcphe@gmail.com > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > ------------------------------ > > End of PLUG-discuss Digest, Vol 178, Issue 14 > ********************************************* > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss