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Subject: I need suggestions as to where to get a replacement laptop keyboard
> My keyboard is starting to flake out, particularly the left
> ctrl key, which is a hard thing for an emacs kind of guy. It's a Dell
> Latitude, so probably th
003 6:15 PM
Subject: I need suggestions as to where to get a replacement laptop keyboard
> My keyboard is starting to flake out, particularly the left
> ctrl key, which is a hard thing for an emacs kind of guy. It's a Dell
> Latitude, so probably the place to get a replacement is De
It should not matter how much either the R&D or the summer home costs
unless you are purchasing something where there can be negotiation on the
price, such as a car. Either the potential buyer decides that the keyboard
is worth the money or not. Are you going to decide not to buy something
th
brian wrote:
On Fri, 2003-08-01 at 09:40, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
"Five-hundred and five dollars!?! For adjusting a valve??" exclaims the
manager.
Once upon a time a company charged too much for a keyboard.
Why?
Because they could.
I guess you can look at it both ways (not meaning to be too
Richard Soule wrote:
Erik Price wrote:
I would save up and it would be my next "big purchase" -- if they
offered USB.
http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/advantage.htm
It's a bit more at $299, so I would probably go with some type of
adapter:
http://www.maltron.co.uk/USB-PS2pic.html
argh! Now I need
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 11:47:10AM -0700, Richard Soule wrote:
> To me there are three different places where you interact with your
> computer directly:
>
> The monitor, the keyboard, and sometimes the mouse.
>
> 'Overspending' in these areas is ALWAYS worth the money.
>
> Many people go out an
Erik Price wrote:
>
> I would save up and it would be my next "big purchase" -- if they
> offered USB.
http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/advantage.htm
It's a bit more at $299, so I would probably go with some type of
adapter:
http://www.maltron.co.uk/USB-PS2pic.html
http://google-zdnet.com.com/USB_T
Richard Soule wrote:
Jeff Kinz wrote:
http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/professional.htm
$350.
First time I've seen a keyboard more expensive than a computer! :-)
Only $239 for the essential which has the same layout and almost the
same features:
I never realized they had a cheaper version (thou
Jeff Kinz wrote:
> > http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/professional.htm
>
>$350.
>
> First time I've seen a keyboard more expensive than a computer! :-)
Only $239 for the essential which has the same layout and almost the
same features:
http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/essential.htm
To me there are
Richard Soule wrote:
If you want to type VERY fast you should try one of these:
http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/professional.htm
It's what I use at work and I love it.
As a touch typist who is concerned about hand placement (WRT RSI), I saw
one of those once at the UMass engineering lab and instan
If you want to type VERY fast you should try one of these:
http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/professional.htm
It's what I use at work and I love it.
Caps Lock is next to the A key though...
:-)
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Steven W. Orr wrote:
| On a slightly similar vein, ...
|
| Is there a way to successfully plug in a Sun keyboard into a PC and
get it
| to work? I have switched my caps-lock and Ctrl keys years ago, but I'd
| really rather do it the proper way. Is it
Derek Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have to agree. I can't fathom why so many techies/coders make such
> comments... How do you type
>
> open( LOGFILE, O_RDWR | O_EXCL | O_CREAT | O_NONBLOCK | O_NOCTTY | O_SYNC |
> O_NOFOLLOW,
> S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP );
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On Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at 09:45 PM, Bill Freeman wrote:
The Caps Lock key, on the other hand, belongs on the back or
bottom of the computer, protected by a steel cover held in place by a
dozen or so screws with an assortment of Robbinson heads and the ones
that they use on restroom
Yes, as you noticed, I'm looking for the laptop keyboard
replacement, much more specific requirements. I can certainly plug a
PS/2 keyboard into the jack in the back and get by, but that sort of
defeats the purpose of having a laptop.
Actually, I intend to try to repair this keybo
oh duh, laptop keyboard..
Don't mind me, I'm retarded (and both you Bens out there can keep your
mouth shut about that comment) :)
On Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at 06:15 PM, Bill Freeman wrote:
My keyboard is starting to flake out, particularly the left
ctrl key, which is a hard thing fo
I like a good old clicky keyboard myself. You can usually find nice
ones at computer shows. Old AT style things that you will probably need
an adapter for. They're loud, they're big, but they last just about
forever and I like the feel of them much better.
If you're looking for something small
My keyboard is starting to flake out, particularly the left
ctrl key, which is a hard thing for an emacs kind of guy. It's a Dell
Latitude, so probably the place to get a replacement is Dell, but I
thought that I'd ask if folks have alternate suggestions before
bighting the big price bulle
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