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Do any of you retro PC gamers use retro keyboards?

Pic related, it's my Model M that I've had since I was a child and a recently purchased Model M13 (rare, black, trackpoint variant).

They're not antiques, they're classics.

>> No.856685
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mechanism porn thread?

>> No.856718

>>856681
Pretty sexy, OP. I love the good, "solid", tactile feel of old keyboards. Reminds me of typewriters and word processors.

Captcha: uslyvvo secretary

O.K., that's just downright creepy.

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>>856681
I've got an old ergonomic Microsoft keyboard that's been lying in my garage all this time. I plan on using it once I get the right cables

>> No.856767

>>856756
My PS/2 USB adapter never worked properly with that ergonomic keyboard (Linux guy) :(

>> No.856914

Mechanical keyboards are not retro, they are in fact the current standard for almost all PC gamers, and pretty much unchanged since the 80s except for a few macro and extra features that are only used for recent FPS and realtime strategy games.

>> No.858127

>>856914
>genuine IBM Model M
>not retro

>> No.858139
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I'm currently using this dell keyboard. Got it for free from work recently. I just wish it had volume controls ;__;

>> No.858165

>>858139
thats what i have, absolutely love it
got it for 3$

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My 1991 IBM Model M.

>> No.858976

>>858182

I use the exact same keyboard on my main PC. The Model M is the best keyboard ever. I have it hooked into a KVM for DOS stuff. I bought it refurbished from rarekeyboardstore on ebay, best $50 I ever spent. That guys keyboards look and feel brand new.

>> No.859082
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Pic culled from Google, but identical to mine. Born 15 May, 1987, with the extra long 12-foot cable. Paid $5 for it at a computer parts store, just needed to be cleaned up. It's been the best keyboard I've ever used.

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Rescued this off an old server KVM that was to be surplussed (thrown away) at work. I have been using it for my work computer and have yet to play any games with it but it is the most satisfying keyboard I have ever used. Thinking of taking it home.