On 5/13/03 4:05 AM, "Tarik Bilgin" <tarik at opalblue.com> wrote: > > On Monday, May 12, 2003, at 06:16 pm, Michael Bigley wrote: > >>> Now if only Mac Powerbooks were built like the ones they use in the >>> U.S. >>> Military that can be dumped in salt water, kicked across the room, >>> bounced >>> down a flight of stairs and still work just fine. >> >> Remember the old beige Mac keyboards? Soft Drinks would often get >> spilled on those things at the Agency I worked for. As long as the ADB >> plug was pulled immediately, we would just take them to a mop sink, >> hose them off really well with warm water, then let them drive for a >> day or so... worked as good as new...\ > > yeah the original Apple Keyboards were tough as nails... > > I still have a working Apple Extended Keyboard II > > The future is bright, the future is...eh.....disposable... > > -- > Tarik Bilgin > Opalblue > tarik at opalblue.com > I purchased one of those ADB to USB adapters and actually use an old Apple Keyboard II with my G4 TiBook. I like it's small footprint size for my home office desk. -- Joseph Fisher --