At 06:48 AM 09/01/2005, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
[snip]
>My own IBM keyboard, in continuous use since 1987, shows absolutely no
>signs of wear on the keycaps. The lettering on the keys is just as
>crisp as the day it was new. The lettering is somehow infused into the
>keys and can't be simply worn off the surface.
Actually cast all the way through, IIRC. Same trick used on the keypads of
HP calculators etc. throughout the 80s and 90s. The quality of said HP
products seems to have gone downhill in recent years, so I no longer know
if they're still like that.
Garth
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