Keyboards

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USB and Wireless Keyboards go into the Store box.

PS2 keyboards should only be kept if they are black in colour, or a very, almost new white.

Keep any keyboard that is of a small form factor.

Keep any keyboard that has the following labels on it(can be found on the back or front):

Happy Hacker
IBM - (on the back sticker it will say Model M, it will also weigh 20lbs)
Cherry (on the back)
PFU

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The finer points.

Pick up the keyboard. This is your primary input device, your hands are on it every day. A poor keyboard is like a bad tool, it makes the work you do with your system cumbersome and awkward. Learn to tell a good keyboard just by holding it. Close your eyes and decide if it is something you would want to use. Is it light, like there is nothing to it? Scrap it. Does it have that old-time, much-too-expensive-to-ship-from-overseas-in-mass-quantities weight to it? Perhaps you are holding something worth spending a few more seconds with. Press the keys. With both hands. Set it down and type on it. No, it doesn't need to be plugged in. Spongy? Flat? You can tell if its something worth keeping or worth making disappear. You can see a lot by looking. Where is the control key? Is to the left of the 'A' key, from a time before capital consumed ergonomics? It is special, and should be saved. Flip it over and look at the back. Does it say Model M? Cherry? PFU? When you see these brands, and others of quality that you will learn to identify, take a moment to appreciate the design and construction of a device that has stood the test of time. Then gently set it aside into the small pile of keyboards that will be saved from having its cord unceremoniously chopped before being tossed into the scrap bin.