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Skriven 2005-03-10 18:11:20 av John Oellrich (1:379/45)
Kommentar till text 3027 av Glenn Meadows (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: Touchpad Survey
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From: "John Oellrich" <john@oellrich.us>
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Glenn,
Funny you should mention that. While looking for something else at = newegg.com
I stumbled across one from Kingwin this evening ;->
--=20
john
john@oellrich.us
"Glenn Meadows" <gmeadow@comcast.net> wrote in message =
news:422fa109@w3.nls.net...
Get a PS2 to USB adaptor and go on forever....
--=20
Glenn M.
"John Oellrich" <john@oellrich.us> wrote in message=20
news:422f8cd8$1@w3.nls.net...
Don,
Thank you, thank you, thank you for the link to =
http://www.pckeyboard.com!!!=20
I just ordered 3 101 IBM style keyboards in a more stylish black and =
grey My=20
supply of this style keyboard was dying off and I was beginning to =
wonder=20
what I was going to do.
I'm good for another decade as long as PS/2 ports are still available =
;->
--=20
john
john@oellrich.us
"Don Hills" <dmhills@attglobal.net> wrote in message=20
news:LyGECtgaXaeK092yn@attglobal.net...
In article <420e25dc@w3.nls.net>, "Frank Haber" =
<frhaber@N0SPMrcn.com>=20
wrote:
>Has anyone tried just plugging in one of those IBM =
Trackpoint/touchpad
>keyboards into a random desktop with nothing but the default MS =
mouse=20
driver?
>Does one or the other work? I'm interested, for temp situations =
where I=20
have a
>pile of computers, no tabletop, and no KVM (or something doesn't =
like the=20
KVM,
>or is in trouble, where you can't trust a KVM).
I use one often, on various OSes. The trackpoint is electrically =
identical
to a standard PS/2 interface mouse. Granted, the keyboard I use =
doesn't=20
have
a touchpad. I haven't tried one with a touchpad as well, but I doubt =
it
would be electrically different.
You can see one here:
http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~duelist/m4-1/
The picture doesn't do it justice, it's quite small and light but =
feels
solid. Apparently the mechanism is that developed for the IBM L40 =
laptop.=20
It
has better travel and a more solid feel than modern laptop =
keyboards. It's
ideal as a portable keyboard for service work.
You can buy one here:
http://www.pckeyboard.com
While you're at this site, take a look around. You can get just =
about any
combination you want. I particularly like their "on the ball" =
keyboard, I
used one many years ago and found the trackball quite ergonomic to =
use.=20
Hold
your right hand out as though you are about to shake hands with =
someone,
then relax your fingers so that they curl naturally. Then let your =
hand=20
drop
and curve around the top right corner of the keyboard. Your thumb =
will sit
perfectly on the trackball and your first two fingers will sit over =
the=20
two
mouse buttons on the top edge of the keyboard (out of sight in the =
picture
on the website). If you suffer from RSI / OOS / carpal tunnel =
syndrome,=20
one
of these trackball keyboards combined with the "clicky" key =
mechanism is
exactly what the doctor ordered.
--=20
Don Hills (dmhills at attglobaldotnet) Wellington, New =
Zealand
It's ironic that people who are too smart to engage in politics
are governed by people who are not as smart.=20
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<DIV>Glenn,</DIV>
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<DIV>Funny you should mention that. While looking for something else at=20
newegg.com I stumbled across one from Kingwin this evening ;-></DIV>
<DIV><BR>-- <BR>john</DIV>
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<DIV>"Glenn Meadows" <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:gmeadow@comcast.net">gmeadow@comcast.net</A>> wrote =
in message=20
<A =
href=3D"news:422fa109@w3.nls.net">news:422fa109@w3.nls.net</A>...</DIV>Ge=
t a=20
PS2 to USB adaptor and go on forever....<BR><BR>-- <BR><BR>Glenn =
M.<BR>"John=20
Oellrich" <<A =
href=3D"mailto:john@oellrich.us">john@oellrich.us</A>> wrote=20
in message <BR><A=20
=
href=3D"news:422f8cd8$1@w3.nls.net">news:422f8cd8$1@w3.nls.net</A>...<BR>=
Don,<BR><BR>Thank=20
you, thank you, thank you for the link to <A=20
href=3D"http://www.pckeyboard.com">http://www.pckeyboard.com</A>!!! =
<BR>I just=20
ordered 3 101 IBM style keyboards in a more stylish black and grey My=20
<BR>supply of this style keyboard was dying off and I was beginning to =
wonder=20
<BR>what I was going to do.<BR><BR>I'm good for another decade as long =
as PS/2=20
ports are still available ;-><BR><BR><BR>-- <BR>john<BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:john@oellrich.us">john@oellrich.us</A><BR> "Don =
Hills"=20
<<A =
href=3D"mailto:dmhills@attglobal.net">dmhills@attglobal.net</A>> = wrote=20
in message <BR><A=20
=
href=3D"news:LyGECtgaXaeK092yn@attglobal.net">news:LyGECtgaXaeK092yn@attg=
lobal.net</A>...<BR> =20
In article <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:420e25dc@w3.nls.net">420e25dc@w3.nls.net</A>>, =
"Frank Haber"=20
<<A =
href=3D"mailto:frhaber@N0SPMrcn.com">frhaber@N0SPMrcn.com</A>>=20
<BR>wrote:<BR> >Has anyone tried just plugging in one of =
those IBM=20
Trackpoint/touchpad<BR> >keyboards into a random desktop with =
nothing=20
but the default MS mouse <BR>driver?<BR> >Does one or the =
other work?=20
I'm interested, for temp situations where I <BR>have a<BR> =
>pile of=20
computers, no tabletop, and no KVM (or something doesn't like the=20
<BR>KVM,<BR> >or is in trouble, where you can't trust a=20
KVM).<BR><BR> I use one often, on various OSes. The trackpoint =
is=20
electrically identical<BR> to a standard PS/2 interface mouse. =
Granted,=20
the keyboard I use doesn't <BR>have<BR> a touchpad. I haven't =
tried one=20
with a touchpad as well, but I doubt it<BR> would be =
electrically=20
different.<BR><BR> You can see one here:<BR> <A=20
=
href=3D"http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~duelist/m4-1/">http://www2s.biglobe.n=
e.jp/~duelist/m4-1/</A><BR><BR> =20
The picture doesn't do it justice, it's quite small and light but=20
feels<BR> solid. Apparently the mechanism is that developed for =
the IBM=20
L40 laptop. <BR>It<BR> has better travel and a more solid feel =
than=20
modern laptop keyboards. It's<BR> ideal as a portable keyboard =
for=20
service work.<BR><BR> You can buy one here:<BR> <A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.pckeyboard.com">http://www.pckeyboard.com</A><BR><BR>&=
nbsp;=20
While you're at this site, take a look around. You can get just about=20
any<BR> combination you want. I particularly like their "on the =
ball"=20
keyboard, I<BR> used one many years ago and found the trackball =
quite=20
ergonomic to use. <BR>Hold<BR> your right hand out as though you =
are=20
about to shake hands with someone,<BR> then relax your fingers =
so that=20
they curl naturally. Then let your hand <BR>drop<BR> and curve =
around=20
the top right corner of the keyboard. Your thumb will sit<BR> =
perfectly=20
on the trackball and your first two fingers will sit over the=20
<BR>two<BR> mouse buttons on the top edge of the keyboard (out =
of sight=20
in the picture<BR> on the website). If you suffer from RSI / OOS =
/=20
carpal tunnel syndrome, <BR>one<BR> of these trackball keyboards =
combined with the "clicky" key mechanism is<BR> exactly what the =
doctor=20
ordered.<BR><BR> -- <BR> Don Hills =
(dmhills at=20
attglobaldotnet) Wellington, New =
Zealand<BR> =20
It's ironic that people who are too smart to engage in =
politics<BR> are=20
governed by people who are not as smart. =
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