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I've been using an IBM KB-7953 keyboard since (?) 1998. It requires a PS-2 to USB adapter and has no special function keys. Great key feel with long travel, reminiscent of the great IBM Selectric typewriter keyboard. Bulletproof, from my experience. You can find them cheap in thrift shops, eBay, etc.
When I get a new PC I don't even unpack the new keyboard -- I just clean this old one and transfer it to the new PC>
Desktop keyboard reviews – Cloaked Thargoid[^]
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Once you use a "split"/ergo keyboard for a while, you will recognize the "stress" in your wrists every time you go back to a "block" layout. If you are getting a new keyboard, I highly recommend a "split" layout.
I have one of these at home and a coworker has one in the office for the last 12 years.
Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 $49USD
I have an old Mouse Systems ergo at the office for about 19 years.
(no touch pad as the touch pad version would hang after a few hours and probably put the company out of business due to returns!).
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Quit spilling your soda into it. This is possibly the best keyboard I've run into since the end of the mechanical keyboard era. I have one on my desk that's three years old, after replacing the same model keyboard that was almost 10 years old.
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They should be able to handle a little soda...WTF?
They call me different but the truth is they're all the same!
JaxCoder.com
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I've had good luck with the CM Storm 10 keyless QuickFire keyboards. I use the ones with the Cherry MX brown switches. The newer ones have back lighting.
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Mike Hankey wrote: the keys start sticking and get worse quickly
I thought you were supposed to put your keyboard in the dishwasher[^] when they get sticky 
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Oh hell no!
I was cruising some ads for Cast Iron skillets and one of the reviewers gave the skillet a one star because they had put it in the dishwasher and it had rusted after only one use. The worlds full of em!
They call me different but the truth is they're all the same!
JaxCoder.com
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Static electricity is the enemy in my house for some reason so I switched to this wireless keyboard. The old dell had metal around the frame of the keyboard and cooked a mother board.
The folks at Kensington shipped a new one for free a few years back as the original would no longer pair with the computer. After 10 years and no PB&J only issue is residue on my finger from cleaning the toilet removed the white lettering on the E & D keys. Mouse is responsive and the padding at the bottom of the keyboard is a great feature
Pro Fit® Wireless Comfort Desktop Set | Computer & Laptop Keyboards - Ergonomic Keyboard | Kensington | Kensington[^]
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I would suggest considering a Unicomp keyboard, especially if you like an IBM Model-M type of keyboard -- as they are a direct descendent of IBM, by way of Lexmark.
You can buy directly from Unicomp's site: Unicomp, Inc.[^]
I own two of their "Classic 104" models and one of their EnduraPro models.
I'm very happy with all three.
Great thing about Unicomp -- if your keyboard ever needs repaired, they can do that too.
BTW...within the last year or so, Unicomp keyboards are now available at Amazon.
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Take a look at the Das Keyboard 4 Professional Mechanical Keyboard[^] .
I've been using one of these for about 5 years now and it's worth every penny. The two port USB 3.0 hub is a plus (I use it constantly), but would stick with this keyboard even without it. It's sturdy, all Cherry-MX. It's not a programmable but for work (non-gaming) I use AutoHotkey (and a misused StreamDeck).
Ken - I build things that allow others to build their things.
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If you interrupt someone working intently on a puzzle will you hear some crosswords?
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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You might be a-mazed!
They call me different but the truth is they're all the same!
JaxCoder.com
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The cross-grained crosspatches who enjoy crosswords will cross swords with anyone who crosses them.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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that was a bit cryptic
this internet has become nothing but fake news.
... time to fix it, time to get back to the fax!
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And quite wordy.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Well that's 1 Down from your to do list.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity.
- Douglas Horton
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If you are going to keep interrupting people maybe you need a handler.
I, for one, like Roman Numerals.
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Me: "I'm afraid of the Backstreet Boys."
Therapist: "Tell me why."
Me: *Screaming*
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Moral of the story: Don't take reserved keywords for license plate numbers.
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No, that is most definitely NOT the moral of the story.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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