begin quoting Tracy R Reed as of Fri, Mar 24, 2006 at 11:15:24AM -0800: [snip] > http://www.projection-keyboard.com/store/main.html > > And it should last forever. But I am skeptical whether one could ever > really touch type on it.
It looks ideal for use with a PDA... Can you get one that doesn't require access to a MSWinderz box in order to install the drivers on to the PDA? > A more practical possibility might be: > > http://www.linuxcentral.com/catalog/index.php3?prod_code=K000-023&id=C1CpR1mwBREC8 > > The Happy Hacker keyboards were talked about when they first came out in > 2000 or so and got good reviews. Control key in the right place, no > windows keys, compact, supposedly of good construction. I like this > particular model because it has nothing printed on the keys. When people > ask me how I can use it with nothing written on the keys I will reply "I > know how to type." :) But $250?! Ouch. I have a pair of http://shop.store.yahoo.com/pfuca-store/haphackeylit1.html And I find $70 a lot easier to deal with than $250. I like 'em. (What do you get for almost $200 more? I can't figure that bit out.) [snip] > They seem to be out of stock at the moment but I wonder if a widely > separated split keyboard might improve my typing as well as help avoid > carpal tunnel or other problems. It seems a lot of carpal tunnel issues originate in the neck and shoulders; don't worry about just the wrists, worry about everything from the fingertips to the skull. > Wish I could try each one of these out for a week and then buy. Anyone > have any opinions? Um... it's that eating and drinking thing that bothers me... I lost one Sun type 5 keyboard due to a can of coke getting spilled... -- _ |\_ \| -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
