New Standard Keyboard Review - Enough History, Tell us More

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When we were offered the New Standard Keyboard to review, we had a choice of receiving the rainbow colored keyboard (the colors help acclimate new users to the keyboard), or a silver/black model which is more aesthetically pleasing.  We opted for the silver/black model.

The box the New Standard Keyboard arrived in is quite small, and was barely bigger than the keyboard itself. 

But before I opened the box, I went first to the New Standard Keyboard website, to gather some information about this keyboard.  Rather than a list of features, I instead got a diagram displaying them:

And of course, specs and requirements:

Specifications:

Number of Keys: 53 keys
Functions:  All standard functions of 104-key keyboard.
Slope adjustment:  3-Position (Flat, +10 deg., -10 deg.)
Switch type:  Membrane (Life: 10 Million cycles)
Key Force:  55 +/- 7 gm
Travel Distance: 1.5 +/- mm
Input Power:  5Vdc, 100mA
Interface:  High speed USB 1.1
Cable length:  5 ft.  (1.5 m)
MTBF:  60,000 hours
Dimensions:  12.5 x 5 x 0.9 in (316 x 128 x 23.3 mm)
Keyboard Weight: 13 oz.  (370 grams)
Boxed Weight:  14.9 oz.  (420 grams)

System requirements:
For standard character set:
Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
Available USB port
No driver required.
For additional special characters:
MS Word or Office application
Supporting font

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