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今天上午没事，把前几天看到的一篇文章翻了过来。俺做不到信达雅，所以也同时把英文粘在了上面。这里不可以发链接，大家可以搜原文看，那里有一些更多的关于ibm model m的文章。
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Many people have their favorite choice of keyboards. Probably equally as many never give it a second thought and simply use whatever $5 keyboard comes with their new computer. At a.i.Built, there’s only one keyboard that qualifies as “The Best PC Keyboard Ever Built” – the IBM Model M. The One True Keyboard!
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很多人都有自己心仪的键盘。可能大多数人想都没想，就用几十元的键盘配新攒的机子。但对我而言，只有一个键盘可以称作“史上最好的键盘”——IBM MODEL M,一个真正的键盘。
In this blog post, we aren’t going to spend it as a drool fest (even though perhaps this keyboard deserves it) – it’ll be kinda dry going through actual reasons why the IBM Model M is so well designed and so amazingly perfect for typing. We’ll save the drool fest for the next blog post about this keyboard (or read some of the links below).
这篇博客中，我们不想将它夸成高富帅（虽然它担当得起），只是就事论事地说说MODEL M键盘的设计多么精良还有打起来多美妙。至于高富帅，我们下篇博客再说（或者看看下面的链接）。
Nonetheless, if you type a lot, this post is worth reading.
人们不是说，标题长才有人看嘛。
For virtually every computer user out there, the keyboard is the most used piece of equipment in their setup – but for many, it’s also the one component they concern themselves with the least. Even those who do concern themselves over their choice of keyboards generally do not properly think out their choice. We’ve seen decisions range from criteria such as color, glowing keys, tons of extra multimedia buttons that will rarely (if ever) get used, weird ergonomic designs that often make typing more painful or worse.
对每个玩家而言，键盘都是必不可少的。但大多数人都不怎么在乎键盘。就算在乎，也是瞎在乎。什么键盘的颜色啊，带灯啊，八辈子用不到的可编程啊，还有那些反而让打字变得坑爹的人体工学。
Many people have asked us what makes the IBM Model M keyboard the best keyboard. We’ve decided to tackle that question. The problem we have is there are so many reasons, we could actually write multiple articles about it.
人家就问了，凭啥model m是史上最好的键盘啊？我们今天就说说它。问题是理由太多了，我们可以写很多篇。
IBM Model M (born Nov 18, 1986)
model m(生于1886 11月18日)
The Model M’s, at the end of their heyday ran for about $100. Yup, $100… not the $5 or $10 one can pick up a generic keyboard for at any online computer retailer. Is it worth the cost? Well, today, one can usually pick up a Model M for under $40 on eBay (since they are no longer made, it’s hard to find them new in box). But even at $100, they are definitely worth it. They are guaranteed to outlast your current computer (and the next one, and the next one, and the next one… you get the point).
model m在它牛掰的时候，卖过100刀。是啊，100美刀，不是那些5，60块在tb上的货。值吗？今天你仍可以在ebay上花40刀拍下来（己经停产，箱说全的难了）。但就算是100美刀的时候，它绝对值这个价！它保证能耗过你现在的机子（你升级的下一台，再下一台，再下一台，你明白了吧）。
The IBM Model M I am currently typing this article on is a “youngin” at almost 17 years old. It was born Feb 5, 1994. Our oldest Model M, still as functional as the day it was born, turned 24 on November 18, 2010. Each Model M has a tag on the bottom with it’s Manufacture/Birth Date. Our oldest has probably outlasted over a dozen computers. It’s the one piece of hardware you can buy and never need to replace.
我现在打这篇博客的ibm model m算是一个“90后”，最多十七岁。它出生于1994年 2月5号。我们年龄最大的ibm model m还跟还出厂时一样好，24年如一日，11号18出厂的。每个Model m背后都有一张帖纸，上面有出厂日期。我们最老的ibm model m键盘经历了一大批机子，它算是那种一步到位，不用更换的硬件。
“Great! I’ll save money on replacement keyboards, but that still doesn’t explain why it’s the best to type on!”
“好！我会在升级键盘上省钱，但是还是没说为什么ibm model m最好打啊！”
Very true. There are a variety of reasons why the Model M is the best keyboard for any typist – or anyone who’s anything more than the very occasional computer user. Here’s a few (which we will go into more detail about later):
没错。有很多原因解释为什么ibm model m对打字员来说是最好的，甚至对那些不怎么打字的。下面就是（我们接下来就要说到）：
PROPER ergonomic design to ease/prevent wrist and finger fatigue
工学设计，手腕不酸
Proper key tension to help prevent finger fatigue
压力正好，手指不疲
Lettering is inked into the keycaps and can never be worn off
刻字键帽，永不磨损
Each key provides multiple types of feedback to increase your typing speed and accuracy:
回弹自然，又快又准
So, lets review a few of those. Many of you are probably familiar with the plethora of “ergonomic” keyboards out there. I’d hazard a guess that only 1 in 100 of you have a clue how detrimental those “ergonomic” designs can actually be to wrist and finger strain/fatigue. So… let’s start with that one and do a few experiments.
现在就让我们说说这些。可能你们之间大都听说过“工学键盘”，我可以负责地说，其实你们不知道“工学”键盘实际上恰恰伤害了你们的手腕和手指。现在，让我们做个实验吧。
Finger Movement on Keyboard (Q Row to Z Row). Note downward facing curve. (HEY! Waitaminute! Isn't that the OPPOSITElike of the curve on most ergonomic keyboards?)
First, stick your right hand outwards, palm parallel to your desk. Take your other hand and place your thumb on the bottom side of your right arm, about 2″ away from your wrist (towards your elbow) and pointer finger on top of your arm. Let your right hand hang loose. Now, lift a finger (not your thumb, but a finger). Any finger. Let it hang loose again. Lift a few at a time… Notice the tendons and such moving along your wrist? Lift your hand until your palm is again level with the desk. Feel that?
首先，将手伸出去，跟桌面平行。将另一只手的大拇指掐在内关穴上，食指掐在外关穴，像掐脖子那样逮着前臂。放松，现在，抬起你四指中的任何一指，然后再放松，再举起来。。。。注意到肌肉运动是怎么运动的没？
Now, put your right hand in front of your face, fingers “pointing” straight out to the left, palm down, thumb away from your hand. While keeping your hand parallel to the floor, and watching the tips of your fingers, bend your fingers. Notice that your fingertips move in a curve – kinda like one half of a bowl. Like in the animated pic on the left.
现在，再把右手举到面前，手指朝左，掌心向下，做抓挠状。你会注意到指尖的运动是曲线的，有些像碗底。像这个动画一样。
The downward curve of the IBM Model M key layout
Take a look at the pic on the right of an IBM Model M angled to about it’s normal sitting angle (with legs down). Notice how the key tops for each row match that finger-motion-curve pretty darn well? Now take a look at many of the “ergonomic” keyboards out there. Notice that the key rows are curved in the WRONG direction. Like a bubble. You’ve already noticed in the first exercise above that every finger movement causes your wrists and forearms to work. When you use an “ergonomic” keyboard, those muscles and tendons are doing a lot more work, because you actually need to bend your wrist even more to lift your hand upward somewhat in order to bring your fingertips up on the higher keys in the center rows of your keyboard. Hmmm… the exact opposite of your fingers’ natural motion. More work, more strain, more effort.
看看ibm model m的侧面放下的角度（支脚放下时），看看这些键高是如何符合指尖运动曲线的。再看看那些所谓的“工学”键盘，看看那们的键列是怎么错的，像个海里的贝壳似的。通过第一个实验，你已经知道十指的运动时手腕和前臂是怎样工作的。当你用“工学”键盘时，那些筋肉反而更累了，因为你得屈腕抬掌才能够着上排的键。这正好跟手指自然的运动曲线截然相反，更累更酸了。
When it comes to less strain and less effort, the IBM Model M keyboards don’t just stop there though. Because they’ve got specially designed mechanical keyswitches, you can actually place your hands in the “home position” and let your fingers fully rest on the keys – and not worry about them accidentally depressing. That means, no effort between key presses. It also means quicker typing because you can keep your fingers on the home keys (they wont accidentally stray because you’re putting effort into holding them off the keys). You can actually strum lightly on the keys (like how one would tap their fingers on their desk) on a Model M and they won’t depress.
还不仅如此，因为人家用的是特殊设计的机械键，你可以放心大胆地把手放在f,j上面，充分休息，按不下去的。这意味着当键按下不会触发，还意味着高速打字，因为你可以放心地把手放在fj上。你甚至可以轻轻地拍拍其它的键，它们不会触发的。
Twenty Four Year old Model M - still looks (and works) like new!
Speed is of course a big factor for any real typist. Since the Model M keyboards provide you with audible feedback (the click) and the key hits bottom very solidly when a key is fully depressed, the typist always knows when the keypress is registered and doesn’t have to doublecheck on the screen. The force is always consistent – with each key, and with the passing of time (unlike on today’s cheap rubber dome keyboards, where more or less force is needed as the keyboard ages). And when one releases a key, there’s a corresponding “clack” there as well (hence the phrase “clickety-clack” as coined for the IBM Model M and IBM Model F keyboards). Model M enthusiasts find they type faster – often a lot faster – because that audible and physical feedback is there.
速度对任何一个打字员来说都是大事。因为Model m提供了声音反馈还有拳拳到肉的触底，使用者总是知道键是不是被触发，而不用总得看屏。全域的压力都是一样的，当你让一个键回弹起来时，总是有click的一个声响。fans们都觉得他们打得更快了，就是因为有这个回馈。
“Well, how reliable are they really? I’m on my 3rd/5th/10th keyboard.”
“好吧，他们有多可信？我现在正在用一个很多年的键盘。”
Well, how about if I told you that you could stand on one of them and they’d still work fine? Or drive over it with a car? Been there, done that… keyboard still works to this day. Besides a very thick two piece plastic shell (secured with a bunch of very long and sturdy screw-bolts), the Model M also has a very thick metal backplate that they key mechanisms and inner plastic plate is mounted to. Some theorize the metal plate is thick enough to deflect small caliber arms fire – while I can’t confirm that, I do know it’s thicker than the side panels on numerous new cars today. It’s part of what gives the IBM Model M it’s rigidity, weight and it’s insane durability.
那好，我如果告诉你，如果站在上面，他们还能工作呢？你开车轧过去，把它扔地上，发动引擎，使劲开，它还能工作。而且每个键帽都是加厚的，它们都被固定在钢板上，这些钢板都能防弹——虽然我不能证实，但是我知道它比现在很多新车的钢板还厚。它能使ibm model m变得钢烈、厚重、金钢不坏。
But if that’s not enough proof of their durability, we’ll be filming one being run over with a minivan and then being plugged back in and tested. It’ll be one continuous piece with no cuts and with the keyboard always in view. Look for that in the near future.
如果这还不够，我们会拍一段被车碾的vedio，然后立马通电测试。它还会是囫囵个的。别着急，我们就快开拍了。
“What’s so different about the keys that makes them so special?”
“这些键有什么特别的地方？”
A few things really. First, each key has it’s own mechanical keyswitch. Open up your current keyboard (unless of course you happen to own a Model M or one of it’s brethren like the Model F), and you will see a little rubber dome under it. Second, the letters don’t wear off. Ever. Never ever. They are dye sublimated INTO the plastic. Inotherwords, they are part of the keycaps and can’t rub or wear off (ever), unlike the screened on letters on cheap keyboards. And finally, cleaning the keys is easy… the keycaps are separate and removable, leaving blank keys underneath (which cover the mechanical switches). That allows removal of the keycaps for cleaning (easily done with soap and warm water) and easy replacement. That’s some of the reasons our 24 year old Model M pictured above, after over a dozen computers have come and gone, looks so new.
说真的，第一，每个键都有它自己的机械开关。打开你现在的键盘，你会看到一张小薄膜在底下。第二，它上面的印字是不会掉的，永远不会。人家这就叫热升华，换句话说，这些字母已经是键帽的一部分了，所以不会被磨掉的。不像现在的偏宜键盘都是印上去的。最后，清洗键帽非常容易。。。键帽是分离可卸的，拨掉一个还有一个盖着弹簧呢。这么做不仅方便清洗，还方便替换。这是一个24岁龄的ibm model m，它是三朝元老，把你机器全耗光了，它还看上去跟新的一样。
Suffice to say, the IBM Model M is a masterpiece of a keyboard, where everything including functional ergonomics, durability, reliability and typing accuracy were all accounted for during it’s design. We’ve yet to find a better keyboard.
我只想说，ibm model m是键盘史上的杰作，不管从什么角度上说，什么工学耐用啊，什么打字快准啊，都是。我们现在还没有发现比它更好的键盘。
Now, you don’t have to believe us… feel free to check out these other links below to read other reviews on the IBM Model M. While you’re reading them, take note of the review dates – IBM/Lexmark stopped making the IBM Model M 15 years ago, yet a decade to a decade and a half later, even places like PCWorld rate it the “World’s Greatest Keyboard” (which may help explain why one has been enshrined in the Smithsonian).
现在，你也用不着相信我们。。。。有空可以看看下面这些链接，当你看的时候，注意一下发布日期，ibm/lexmark 15年前就停止制造ibm model m了，10年后，像pcworld这样牛的地方依然将它评选为“世界上最伟大的键盘” （这也是为什么博物宫里还供着一块的原因）
这里是一些链接，大家可以搜来看，pcwaishe不让发链
There are plenty more reviews out there, but we figured if you’re that interested, you’ll find them on your own. Now… go find yourself an IBM Model M to replace your crappo generic keyboard with!
这些文章下面有很多评论，但我想，如果你真感兴趣的话，你会找到一块属于你自己的ibm model m。现在，把你的破键盘扔了吧。 |
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