Unicomp
Posted By: ClarusWorks on 2006-07-06
In Reply to: Still using my "old" IBM keyboard purchased, I think, around 1990. - Long-Long Time MT-1964
Unicomp, Inc. of Lexington, KY does not manufacture "clones" of the IBM Model M. They manufacture the IBM Model M. Look on the bottom of your 'real' IBM keyboard. If it says "Made in the USA" on it, it was made at the same factory with the same machinery that Unicomp makes their keyboards with now. The Customizer 101 in Pearl White is the exact same keyboard, and Unicomp's other products utilize the same keyswitch design. Your "clone" might feel different from your old IBM because it is brand new, and the buttons haven't been pushed as many times.
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Whoops and I meant to say that Unicomp look like a great keyboard.
I am glad to see there are companies still making good quality keyboards and making them with a USB connection. You cannot go wrong with a buckling spring or mechanical click keyboard (if you can tolerate the noise) for quality. The keys stay snappy and the marking stays on. You pay a little more but personally I would rather pay 2 or 3 times as much for a great keyboard than to keep buying a new one every year. As I understand the plastic one that you buy at office depot that are Logitech or Microsoft cost about 5 dollars to manufacture. No wonder they wear out.
Hmm. I thought Unicomp made keyboards similar to the IBM Model M
That was the old clackity clack buckling spring keyboard. You get a real IBM keyboard on ebay or clickykeyboards fairly cheap. The key markings are part of the key itself and never wear out. They are exceptionally NOISY though and you need a special USB converter to make it work with a USB connection. The Omni is a mechanical keyswitch which I think is even better than the buckling spring, just like the poster who posted about it. Those key markings never wear out either. Mechanical keyboards have a wonderful touch but they don't make very many any more. Too expensive to produce and instead we have the $10-20 dollar rubber dome "quiet" keyboards that feel like typing on a wet sponge. Some people though like that wet sponge feel but I think they are slower keyboards and harder to type on. Just a preference even though they are noiser. And for some it does not matter how spongy or squashy the keys are as long as the keyboard is quiet they are happy. Different strokes I guess.
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