Look, Mom: No Letters On The Keys!

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Heh, old stuff. I painted an old $20 keyboard black ~12 years ago, when LAN-ing was a weekend must. Still use it on my server.
It's easier than you'd think, especially if you're used to typing. Getting a _new_ black keyboard can be hard on your typing though, as no two keyboards have the same spacing between chars etc. :)
 
"the ability to register 12 key presses simultaneously without key jamming"

Most people max out at 10 simultaneously key presses, Austin Power could do 11 but 12?
 
Why not just go to the local hardware store and buy a can of black spray paint and some sandpaper. You can pop the keys off of any keyboard, paint them black, sand them down so that they have a smooth feel to them.

Now you just spent ~$7 to convert your $20 keyboard into a $129. Seems like a good investment to me.
 
[citation][nom]Pei-chen[/nom]"the ability to register 12 key presses simultaneously without key jamming"Most people max out at 10 simultaneously key presses, Austin Power could do 11 but 12?[/citation]
Never heard of the old school hot seat multiplaying? Bunch (2 or 3, 4 was really pushing it 😛) of dudes on the same computer playing with a single keyboard?

I'm so old....
 
its $129 because of the high end construction. most keyboards dont have the switches inside anymore, they just have that plastic crap. pick up an old school IBM keyboard thats like 20 years old and start typing on the thing, youll see what i mean. the only reason they went to plastic crap is because its $20 and can be about half as good as a $100 keyboard with the old school switches in it.
 
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