[sdiy] Mac users - excellent keyboard similar to IBM

[Michael E Caloroso]

Showing my age here... I loved those IBM model M "buckling spring"
keyboards from the 1980s that had a great tactile feel and were easy
on the joints.  They were great for work involving frequent typing
like documentation and software development.  When I threw out my PS/2
computer I kept the keyboard for my other Windows computers.  I could
work for hours on them and never have RSI problems, unlike newer
keyboards.

When I switched to Mac, my only beef was the keyboard that ships with
them.  I was never happy with the feel and they're more prone to
typos.  Fine with auto-correct, but not good when developing software.
They also were a risk with RSI which I have had years ago.  I really
wanted a Mac keyboard with the feel of the old IBM keyboard.

I learned that Unicomp - who acquired the technology and tools to make
those IBM keyboards - still makes a similar keyboard, and they make
one for Mac computers.  It's called the Spacesaver M.  I ordered one
and it is very similar to the old IBM keyboard.  Only downside is it
is currently only available in black (most peripherals are black only,
big deal).  I make far less typos than the Mac keyboard, and it feels
the same to my old IBM keyboard.  Not cheap at $105 but well worth the
money.

MC