Why are modern keyboards BLACK

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  1. Posts : 5,941
    Linux CENTOS 7 / various Windows OS'es and servers
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    Why are modern keyboards BLACK


    Hi guys
    I find as an older guy using modern keyboards which have black keys with silver / white letters on them very difficult to see sometimes.

    The older one's which had WHITE keys with BLACK letters on them far far easier to read seem almost to have disappeared these days.

    I've managed tro rescue 2 or 3 of these from "The tip" but can I make a plea here -- not everybody who uses a computer is under 25 these days.

    Cheers
    jimbo
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  2. Posts : 11,840
    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
       #2

    I feel your pain Jimbo, that being said, I've been typing for 45 years and no longer need to look at the keys anymore...
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  3. Posts : 5,840
    Vista Ult64, Win7600
       #3

    Mine could be pink with purpley spots, and I would still have to look at the keys,
    I am the worst typist in the world.
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  4. Posts : 171
    Windows 7 (x64)
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    I thought they were black because that tends to make the acumulation of detritus from countless partially eaten meals/snacks less visible. After all: Against a white background, last month's Curry is painfully obvious...
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  5. Posts : 11,840
    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
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    Hey, are you saying that Geeks are slobs???
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  6. Posts : 3,639
    Windows 7 Ultimate, OS X 10.7, Ubuntu 11.04
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    Tews said:
    Hey, are you saying that Geeks are slobs???
    We are though
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  7. Posts : 5,840
    Vista Ult64, Win7600
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    Tews doesn't know what he has eaten lately because he doesn't look down anymore.
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  8. Posts : 11,840
    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
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    jfar said:
    Tews doesn't know what he has eaten lately because he doesn't look down anymore.
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  9. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
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    Tews said:
    jfar said:
    Tews doesn't know what he has eaten lately because he doesn't look down anymore.


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  10. Posts : 51,383
    Windows 11 Workstation x64
       #10

    After years spent swapping out keyboards in offices and warehouses, I can say it's all down to dirty fingers.
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