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by atan2 854 days ago
I have a Unicomp New model M and I used for a long time. The only reason I am using something else is because it kept waking the baby up and apparently I should "get a less noisy keyboard like a normal person."
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Fwiw, open office with short cubicle walls + standing desks that put your desk surface above the wall + mech keyboards was the bane of my existence. Appreciate having some awareness and compassion for those around you.
That sounds almost designed to prevent work. :)

Initially, ~5 ft. cube walls were good enough when most of us had Sun Type 4 keyboards.

Then we got some IBM RS/6000 units, with clacky keyboards.

Your eyes go a little wide the first time, "Oooh... this is... loud... and nice..." as you start typing faster.

I think that type of keyboard was made for people who crave power, not for the nerves of anyone else in their office building floor.

(Never let the clacky PC keyboard people discover the Selectric II typewriter. Secretaries not only knew everything going on, and not only controlled access, but they also collectively tricked those outside their guild into never experiencing the exhilaration of Selectric II.)

Your ire is better directed upward in the management chain at the people who chose your office layout and furniture. I'm not sorry for my mechanical keyboard lol