From: "John Oellrich" 

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Don,

Thank you, thank you, thank you for the link to =
http://www.pckeyboard.com!!! I just ordered 3 101 IBM style keyboards in =
a more stylish black and grey My supply of this style keyboard was dying =
off and I was beginning to wonder what I was going to do.

I'm good for another decade as long as PS/2 ports are still available =
;->


--=20
john

john{at}oellrich.us
  "Don Hills"  wrote in message =
news:LyGECtgaXaeK092yn{at}attglobal.net...
  In article , "Frank Haber"
 =
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 =
driver?
  >Does one or the other work? I'm interested, for temp situations where =
I have a
  >pile of computers, no tabletop, and no KVM (or something doesn't like =
the 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 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. 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. 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 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 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, 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.
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Don,
 
Thank you, thank you, thank you for the link to http://www.pckeyboard.com;!!!">http://www.pckeyboard.comhttp://www.pckeyboard.com">http://www.pckeyboard.com;!!!
I = just ordered=20
3 101 IBM style keyboards in a more stylish black and grey My supply of = this=20
style keyboard was dying off and I was beginning to wonder what I was = going to=20
do.
 
I'm good for another decade as long as PS/2 ports are still =
available=20
;->
-- john
 
john{at}oellrich.us">mailto:john{at}oellrich.us">john{at}oellrich.us

  "Don Hills" <dmhills{at}attglobal.net>">mailto:dmhills{at}attglobal.net">dmhills{at}attglobal.net>
=
wrote in=20
  message news:LyGECtgaXaeK092yn{at}attg=
lobal.net...In=20
  article <420e25dc{at}w3.nls.net>,=20">mailto:420e25dc{at}w3.nls.net">420e25dc{at}w3.nls.net>,=20
  "Frank Haber" <frhaber{at}N0SPMrcn.com>=20">mailto:frhaber{at}N0SPMrcn.com">frhaber{at}N0SPMrcn.com>=20
  wrote:>Has anyone tried just plugging in one of those IBM=20
  Trackpoint/touchpad>keyboards into a random desktop with =
nothing but=20
  the default MS mouse driver?>Does one or the other work? I'm=20
  interested, for temp situations where I have a>pile of =
computers, no=20
  tabletop, and no KVM (or something doesn't like the KVM,>or is =
in=20
  trouble, where you can't trust a KVM).I use one often, on =
various=20
  OSes. The trackpoint is electrically identicalto a standard PS/2 =
interface=20
  mouse. Granted, the keyboard I use doesn't havea touchpad. I =
haven't tried=20
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  picture doesn't do it justice, it's quite small and light but =
feelssolid.=20
  Apparently the mechanism is that developed for the IBM L40 laptop. =
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  you're at this site, take a look around. You can get just about=20
  anycombination you want. I particularly like their "on the
ball" =
keyboard,=20
  Iused one many years ago and found the trackball quite ergonomic =
to use.=20
  Holdyour right hand out as though you are about to shake hands =
with=20
  someone,then relax your fingers so that they curl naturally. Then =
let your=20
  hand dropand curve around the top right corner of the keyboard. =
Your thumb=20
  will sitperfectly on the trackball and your first two fingers will =
sit=20
  over the twomouse buttons on the top edge of the keyboard (out of =
sight in=20
  the pictureon the website). If you suffer from RSI / OOS / carpal =
tunnel=20
  syndrome, oneof these trackball keyboards combined with the =
"clicky" key=20
  mechanism isexactly what the doctor
ordered.-- Don=20
  Hills    (dmhills at =
attglobaldotnet)    =20
  Wellington, New ZealandIt's ironic that people who are too smart =
to engage=20
  in politicsare governed by people who are not as=20
smart.

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