LINUX KEYBOARDS !!! (with penguin keys)

Mt.Tam-Luxer · 2003-08-06 02:21:59

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sorry !!

Gyroplast · 2003-08-06 10:48:28

Never. See the key between rightshift, CR and CTRL? No key is supposed to be there, IMNSHO.

I'd suggest you simply buy the penguin caps for (IIRC) ridiculuos $1.50 per piece and slam those into your favourite keyboard.

Jagged · 2003-08-06 17:27:22

i would have to agree with gyroplast there... that's the first time ive seen the backslash located there on a keyboard. Hell, I can't even stand the full size enter keys like that one.

kritoke · 2003-08-06 17:53:04

I agree as well, the backslash is not supposed to be there, I hate using keyboards that do that, makes things a bit confusing if you are using what is for the most part a STANDARD keyboard, rather than this funkified way.

Kritoke

Mt.Tam-Luxer · 2003-08-06 19:00:12

Gyroplast wrote:

Never. See the key between rightshift, CR and CTRL? No key is supposed to be there, IMNSHO.
I'd suggest you simply buy the penguin caps for (IIRC) ridiculuos $1.50 per piece and slam those into your favourite keyboard.

Ok, ...Ok. I got excited. I see your point. Supposedly it has 'mechanical' key-posts which make it feel like the old XT IBM keyboards with the solid click-click stuff. Dunno if that is desirable(?).

Would you please suggest some places to buy the replacement keycaps and also post your favorite keyboards?

Thanx.

kritoke · 2003-08-06 19:34:41

I like the old style keyboards, nothing like the old style clicking when you type. I wouldn't mind knowing a few sites to get those keys myself, wouldn't mind replacing my windows key with a penguin key.

Kritoke

Jagged · 2003-08-06 19:38:42

i personally like low travel keys, i.e. 1-3mm. Noise really doesnt matter to me, just as long as the keys dont travel much and the tension is low. I also love low profile keys (like laptop-type keys)... but that's just my personal keyboard preference.. i still have yet to find my perfect keyboard.

I thought about getting that gesturepad keyboard a while ago, but I have no clue how compatable it would be with Linux (main question being is it hardware or software?)

kritoke · 2003-08-06 19:45:28

You'd probably have to add the keys like a windows key, or at least thats what it appears anyway. I grew up on old computers from the commodore 64 to a 286 and up from there, so its kind of a return to the olden days for me. I mainly like the feel of an old keyboard, I don't really like laptop keys much. I hate those natural keyboards mycrowsoft makes, ick. There really aren't any totally perfect keyboards out there. I wish someone would force people to start using devorak, so we can quit using a keyboard layout designed to help prevent typewriters from breaking because people would type too fast otherwise.

Kritoke

Jagged · 2003-08-07 04:19:27

dvorak represent... took me a while to get it working with the arch install (hard typing commands in qwerty after spending a long time with dvorak)

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LINUX KEYBOARDS !!! (with penguin keys)

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