[ale] In praise of MicroSoft

[cfowler at outpostsentinel.com (Chris Fowler)]

On Tue, 2011-12-27 at 07:28 -0500, Leam Hall wrote:
> Okay, so they seldom do something right. It does make their successes 
> all the more interesting.
> 
> I just took apart my old MS Ergonomic keyboard. I've had it for years, 
> used the heck out of it, and can't identify most of the spills, pet 
> hairs, and other science experiment type things on it. The thing was 
> easy to take apart and appears to be fairly modular. I can wash the key 
> sets in a bucket of water and dry them off without having to worry about 
> electronics. There were soft rubbery pads between the key sets and the 
> electronic stuff underneath, and the entire assembly came apart nicely.
> 
> Hopefully I'm smart enough to put it back together and can use it for 
> years to come.


Throw that crap away and get yourself a Happy Hacking.  I'm typing this
email on one I bought at Comdex Las Vegas.  Yes, Comdex.  It has been
gong for well over 10 years.  This keyboard has been my daily keyboard
since I bought it at their booth.  Everyday it takes abuse.