So how do you find a mechanical keyboard? I could search the web, of course, but then I'd be spending a lot of money on something where I don't even know whether I like typing on it or not... How do you do it? Go to keyboard store? 
@wallhackio Perhaps the Clodsire has answers for me?
@vaporeon_ if im not mistaken i searched on youtube for mechanical keyboard recommendations and some techy youtube man made a list and for their budget option they suggested the one i have now and i was like "sure ill give that a shot"
@vaporeon_ so not a helpful approach given how youtube is behaving for you these days i guess
@vaporeon_ enthusiast subreddits can be really good for this sort of info. it would not shock me at all if a mechanical keyboard subreddit had a wiki of recommended products organized by budget range
@wallhackio You know Reddit a lot better than me, have a link?
@vaporeon_ https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/wiki/buying_guide there's a list of keyboards in the 0-100 USD range if you scroll down
@wallhackio Funny how the IBM Model M and Model F are on that list... I can find Model M listings for around 100$, but Model F listings seem way more expensive than that... Are they cheaper in America or something?
@vaporeon_ could be, or perhaps the wiki is out of date
@wallhackio Also, apparently the Model F doesn't have a Ctrl key? (The Model M does.) How are people using a keyboard without a Ctrl key?
@vaporeon_ i am trying my damndest to figure out what that key is and I CAN'T FIND OUT its driving me CRAZY
@wallhackio @vaporeon_ Error Reset
@amy @vaporeon_ i hope you stub your toe tonight
@wallhackio @vaporeon_ You don't wish this
@amy @vaporeon_ no, you don't wish this
@wallhackio @amy @vaporeon_ if you stub your toe you are using the keyboard wrong
@The_T @wallhackio @amy Typing with paws typing with feet
@wallhackio @amy @vaporeon_ as your admin i am “advising” you to not continue to wish this
@aescling @amy @vaporeon_ the double negatives and the fact that i cannot tell who this is a reply to makes this toot utterly incomprehensible to me
@aescling @amy @vaporeon_ oh its to me because you are my admin
@wallhackio @amy @vaporeon_ what double negatives??
@aescling @amy @vaporeon_ i don't lkjow what i read the first time ignore my previous two toots
@wallhackio @amy @vaporeon_ not aware, one might say
@vaporeon_ its not quite the same model but i think its appropriate.
go to page 44. This specific model has a "RESET" key instead of an "ENTER RESET" but I suspect they accomplish the same thing.
The web page http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm has links to dozens and dozens of manuals for various IBM devices, which i suspect you may find interesting given your love of old technology, given you have the patience to click through a gazillion links
@wallhackio I am aware of bitsavers.org, great source for old computer manuals, often the first place to look 
@vaporeon_ i was not aware, i just googled until i found something useful lol
@wallhackio Clodsire is Unaware (of bitsavers.org)
@vaporeon_ many such cases
@vaporeon_ it seems these keyboards shipped directly with the computers so they were tightly coupled whatever company/purpose the computer was built for, so they added keys for industry-specific purposes
@vaporeon_ they're expensive as shit over here too so i think the wiki is out of date