While I was down there, I pulled out an old Northgate Omnikey Ultra keyboard that I'd bought, but never used, to gift to
Meanwhile, Gretchen heard that when I'd set
The construction on I-355 left me running late, but there was still time to run into Fry's and hit the keyboard aisle. (Mysteriously, I also ended up with the Wii version of the "Bolt" game to give to Katie at some future date when she's tired of "Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom".) I quickly found the keyboard I was looking for, but stopped to check out the other keyboards in the aisle, as I discovered that there were a lot of backlit keyboards now. None looked better or cheaper than the one that I'd already grabbed though.
And then I saw the clicky keyboard. The SIIG USB keyboard with the mechanical keyswitches that -- although it didn't have left-hand function keys like the Omnikey -- felt an awful lot like the old keyboards that I remembered.
So I bought it. And I'm trying it out now.
So far, so good, although I'm having to get used to the typing position, as the keyboard is a little flat for my taste. I may put lifts under the keyboard supports on the back. We'll see.