[miles]

> I'd gladly pay $1000 for a Selectric-feel unit.

The DasKeyboard Brings Back the Feel of an IBM Selectric https://www.pcworld.com/article/251792/the_daskeyboard_bring... "If you remember what it was like to type on an old IBM Selectric typewriter, you know about what the experience of typing on the DasKeyboard ($129) is like. The company actually had a couple of old IBM Selectric typewriters at their booth."

Turning A Typewriter Into A Mechanical Keyboard https://hackaday.com/2015/08/27/turning-a-typewriter-into-a-...

Relatedly: Turning An IBM Selectric Into A Printer https://hackaday.com/2012/06/13/turning-an-ibm-selectric-int...

[kps]

> The DasKeyboard Brings Back the Feel of an IBM Selectric

No. Not even close. Das use Cherry MX switches of various kinds, none of which feel like a Selectric.

[voldacar]

Daskeyboard, like most mechanical keyboard makers, uses plastic cherry mx keyswitches or the generic chinese cherry clones. Those will feel nothing remotely like either a selectric or a good mechanical keyboard such as a model F/M. The person who wrote that article has no idea what he's talking about.

[83]

Ha! I'm writing this on a DasKeyboard and have an IBM selectric ii on the desk next to me - they are worlds apart.