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I got my boss to purchase a DAS for me a little over 3 years ago. I really like it! I'm an old IBM guy so I really like to know when I've pressed a key. The DAS makes me feel like I'm on an IBM keyboard again!
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I bought the Das Pro 4 and Das Pro 6, and I'm very happy with them. On the 6, the keys lights up, but the special symbols we use to code with don't, and the lighted part of the key sort of blocks out the symbol part of the key. I have no preference over the switches, brown vs blue. Das makes good keyboards and I have no regrets over my purchases. I never use the builtin USB ports, but I do use the volume button quite often.
I have the Logitech Business wireless as well, but I never really use it anymore. Guess I leaned towards mechanical without really thinking about it.
I'm glad I went back to a wired keyboard, no more batteries to deal with and it just works every morning when my rig is powered up.
You can get a discount on the Das on EBay, where Das sells refurbished keyboards, that are really just retail returns from Micro Center.
If it ain't broke don't fix it
Discover my world at jkirkerx.com
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My two favourites are my Unicomp Model M and my Matias PC TactilePro. Once you use buckling spring or ALPS switches, you realise that Cherry MX & their clones really aren't the peak of keyboard switches...
Java, Basic, who cares - it's all a bunch of tree-hugging hippy cr*p
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I've had a number of different keyboards over the years. I like the IBM Model M I have in the office, but at home I have a Keychron K8 which I'm very happy with. You can get Keychron keyboards at Scorptec in a variety of configurations and switch types. Wired and wireless. From about $100 and up.
If you like clicky keys - go with Blue keyswitches. If you like clicky but hate the noise, go with Brown keyswitches, and if you like silent with no tactile feedback - Go Red keyswitches. Personally I can't stand Red Keyswitches - but I can understand why some other people might like them - particularly for gaming.
If gaming is super important, and you are still partial to Logitech - the tactile feedback romer-g keyboards are all pretty good, but take getting used to. You barely need to breath on the keys for them to register.
Hope that helps.
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Wordle 631 4/6
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Wordle 631 3/6*
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Damnit! So close on guess two!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I chose between 3rd n 4th (which to use for 3rd) - did not work out.
But for you - choosing second word on the similar lines... just awesome!
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Wordle 631 5/6
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That elusive 5th letter... Almost ran out of choices.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Wordle 631 4/6
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🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜
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In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Wordle 631 4/6
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Wordle 631 6/6
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Just in time!
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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Wordle 631 6/6
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Why do I always choose every possibility but the right one first?
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That was very unlucky
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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I would like to contact @Mike-Dimmick Unwatch om regard to his class for time zone
I need to work on on an old server app and must be able to know the time right now in another timezone other than mine.
Please contact me
Regards
Rick
modified 12-Mar-23 13:33pm.
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Have you googled how time zones work? Might save you some time.
edit: Time zone - Wikipedia - a good start
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The member @Mike-Dimmick seems to be inactive for a longer time now. But if he receive/read this, maybe you have luck
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Had to replace an HDD drive which was behaving erratically.
I suspected heat. Installed new HDD.
I had to mount it on an SATA to USB cable so I could copy data to new drive.
However old drive still behaved poorly even outside the case (heat again).
Laid it on a freezer pack from fridge and now works just fine for copying data.
We shall see if it works to the end.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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Did you save the data?
Its still copying.
I'll have to leave it overnight to finish if it does.
One does what one has to do!
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
modified 12-Mar-23 0:50am.
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Yes, the only thing broken was the display. When I got home I plugged in an external monitor to back up stuff from the trip, then dumped it all onto a new machine. The HDD is still sitting here somewhere, labelled with the computer name and date it came out.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Good.
Displays don't like too much heat either.
Here in TX, it gets quite hot.
Laptops need to be treated carefully if you use them outside.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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Peter_in_2780 wrote: on a hot and dusty airbase
Lucky other times?
At least in the past I saw computers advertise temperature extremes and they were not all that great. Maybe by the pool (or on a porch in a mild Maine day if you are into that.)
But looks like they do build for more extreme conditions if you look.
The Best Rugged Laptops for 2023 | PCMag[^]
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Most airbases I work on either have permanent buildings or at worst "shipping containers with windows" cabins, all with aircon of some sort.
This one was still being set up, and we were working out of a large tent. A container arrived a couple of days too late.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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"Pardon me, sir, but what did the chicken do?"
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What did the chicken do?
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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