From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 31 22:23:19 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28DCD1065676 for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:23:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (aristotle.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BA3F8FC1B for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:23:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m6VMNTZ5096530; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:23:29 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:23:15 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:23:15 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Roland Smith Message-ID: <20080731222315.GB26165@thought.org> References: <20080731203912.GA5364@thought.org> <20080731205731.GA56756@slackbox.xs4all.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080731205731.GA56756@slackbox.xs4all.nl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 21++ years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: keyboard!! X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:23:19 -0000 On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 10:57:31PM +0200, Roland Smith wrote: > On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 01:39:17PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > > > > hi people, > > > > a friend gave me two of his old dell keyboards; one of which has > > worked pretty well. trouble is that is it very large-- std?? > > travel-time is just that much more since i am using only my > > left hand. Soooo: i'mm looking for a compact keyboard with > > built-in clicky keys. > > A company named Unicomp now manufactures the "IBM Model-M" keyboard with > the buckling springs (they acquired the patents from Lenovo); > http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/ > > Check out their spacesaver model: > http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/en104bl.html > > I'm thinking of orderding one myself, because I really liked the solid feel > of those old model-M keyboards. thanks forthe url's, roland. i'll fire up kmail and just-click on:-) [[ somebody--was it chess? YES-- mentioned clickykeyvoards.com. wow. i thought hitler was the most hated thing; i'll bet this clickykeyboard.com get lots of hate mail. ]] i'm old enough to remember *before* the ibm-selectric. i knew when i hit a key/spaacebar with those monsters! shook my desk. thanks to everybody! gary > > Roland > -- > R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ > [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] > pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org