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On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 12:07:54PM -0500, Dan Ritter wrote: > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:56:03AM -0500, Ben Eisenbraun wrote: > > I bought my first Model M at the MIT Flea in '99 or so. It has a date code > > from 1986 on the bottom of it. > > > > I used it until this summer when I ended up with a PC that has no PS/2 > > ports, and the AT<->PS/2<->USB adaptor set up failed to result in a working > > keyboard. > > Known problem. Not all USB adaptors supply enough current for > the Model M. Some do. Google for which ones are currently known > to be working and available. That's good to know. I have two new-oldstock Model Ms in my basement that I bought for a rainy day. That said I started using the Awesome window manager this summer, and it really wants to have the Mod4 key (aka the Windows key) available, which is a plus for the Das Keyboard. It really is a very nice keyboard. -ben -- when i read about the evils of drinking, i gave up reading. <henry youngman>
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