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Return of the Chicklet

I’m very excited about the new Apple MacBooks. They look great and the price is good, too. However, I must admit the first look at its keyboard dredged up memories of IBM’s chicklet keyboard that shipped with the PCjr. I can still remember trying to type on the stupid thing. I think it was the first (and last) keyboard specifically designed for hunt-and-peck typists. Scott should remember this well as he actually had one of these things as a kid.

The good news is that the early reviews of the keyboard are mostly positive and it doesn’t appear to be the ergonomic disaster IBM unleashed on the market.

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2 Responses to “Return of the Chicklet”

  1. Soferet Says:
    May 21st, 2006 at 1:35 am

    BS”D
    Scott? You mean your friend in Sweden who I sound exactly like on the phone? ;)

  2. Scott Says:
    June 6th, 2006 at 7:22 am

    Hey, I’m in Finland. No need for slanderous remarks.

    Ah, the chicklet keyboard, I remember it well. Chicklet-ness was fine, but the key spacing was horrible.

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