4 hours ago, 10 PRINT "10 PRINT" said:
Right, I think you figured out the answer, but be thorough: The
WASD keyboard is an optional purchase. This is a mechanical USB and PS/2 keyboard that will work on any computer with a USB or PS/2 port. So you can use this on a modern PC running the Commander X16 emulator, the Commander X16 itself, or event things like a Raspberry Pi (it's a nice keyboard for using with VICE, for example.)
The keyboard that comes with the CX16 is a membrane keyboard, such as you'd get with a new computer. They are usually perfectly serviceable, and the keyboard pictured above looks like a variant on the Perixx PERIBOARD-409P. I have a USB version in my closet, and it works just fine with the server PC I occasionally plug it into.
A third option is to use any keyboard with
Cherry MX style keyswitches and purchase the
keycaps separately from WASD. (Once again, thank you Perifractic and the team for making the keycaps an option.
Thread here. I use this keyboard every day.)