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From: Bob Eager
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 20:01

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On Mon, 02 Jul 2018 15:43:34 -0400, Andreas Kohlbach wrote:

> On 1 Jul 2018 22:55:35 GMT, Bob Eager wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 01 Jul 2018 22:22:00 +0000, John Levine wrote:
>>
>>> In article <phbieo$1noi$1...@gioia.aioe.org>,
>>> Chris  <xxx.sys...@gfsys.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>ago. Of course, let's not forget the first IBM PC's and their clicky
>>>>over center sping action. Used to love those.
>>> 
>>> IBM sold the design to these guys.  The keyboards aren't cheap but
>>> they're good.
>>> 
>>> https://www.pckeyboard.com/
>>
>> I bought an IBM one in 1989, and it was in daily use. Still is - I'm
>> typing this on it!
> 
> What OS are you running?

The keyboard started out with DOS. Then OS/2. Now FreeBSD.

But it's on a KVM that is also attached to a (rarely used) Windows system.

Why?



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