On 3/24/06, Tracy R Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A month ago my nice Logitech wireless keyboard died. I don't know why. I > won't be getting another wireless keyboard. A wireless mouse is nice > because you move the mouse and having the wire pulling on the mouse and > getting hung up on things annoys me but the keyboard never goes anyway > so wireless seems rather pointless. As far as actual typing goes there > was nothing special about this particular keyboard and I would consider > it pretty average. > > Or how about a tried and true classic, The IBM Model M keyboard: > > http://www.clickykeyboards.com/ > > These things are built like tanks, last forever, and have that very > satisfying (to the user, not to others nearby who may be trying to > sleep) clicky sound and feel to them. They go for around $150 which is > pricey but I'm not averse to paying good money for a good tool which I > spend many hours every day using.
Here is a keyboard that is built in the old IBM clicky style, but with the CTRL CAPS_LOCK and ESC keys in places that are more Unix-friendly. < http://store.yahoo.com/pckeyboards/linux101.html > Cherry, long-time maker of quality keyboards, has come up with what they call their "Linux Keyboard". It is rather tarted-up, and comes with special software to work with SuSE. Not sure it is a good thing. < http://www.cherrycorp.com/english/cymotion-line/cymotion-line_master_linux.htm > carl -- carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
