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Looking for windowless keyboards - help!!!
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| Tomaz Cedilnik 2002-12-18, 3:24 am |
| I'd like a 102-keyboard (PS2). Preferably with single-size <backspace>
and left-right inverted L shaped <return> but that's not as important as
gaps between Ctrl and Alt where the evil mfrs now insert the windows
keys. I live in the UK, Byfleet, near Woking and Guildford in Surrey.
Anybody knows where I can get such a keyboard? If not, can I order it
online and have it delivered before xmas?
Help! I'm desperate!
Thanks
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| Heinrich du Toit 2002-12-18, 3:24 am |
| Tomaz Cedilnik wrote:
> I'd like a 102-keyboard (PS2). Preferably with single-size <backspace>
> and left-right inverted L shaped <return> but that's not as important as
> gaps between Ctrl and Alt where the evil mfrs now insert the windows
> keys. I live in the UK, Byfleet, near Woking and Guildford in Surrey.
> Anybody knows where I can get such a keyboard? If not, can I order it
> online and have it delivered before xmas?
>
> Help! I'm desperate!
>
> Thanks
>
Why?
Those keys are cool.
bind them to whateva you like.
Newer Xfree86 default setups (debconf) bind those keys to stuff like
compose and multi.
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| Sybren Stuvel 2002-12-18, 6:24 am |
| In alt.os.linux Tomaz Cedilnik enlightened us with:
> I'd like a 102-keyboard (PS2).
You can get some SGI Keyboards on ebay.
Sybren
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>>> RUNNING A MICROSOFT GAME USING WINE <<<[/color]
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| Tomaz Cedilnik 2002-12-18, 8:25 am |
| Heinrich du Toit wrote:
> Why?
> Those keys are cool.
I hate them. Especially the pictures on them. (Otherwise I would
consider getting used to them.)
> bind them to whateva you like.
> Newer Xfree86 default setups (debconf) bind those keys to stuff like
> compose and multi.
Which is ...?
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| Tomaz Cedilnik 2002-12-18, 8:25 am |
| Sybren Stuvel wrote:
> You can get some SGI Keyboards on ebay.
Unfortunately I don't trust ebay (well, other ebay users).
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| Tomaz Cedilnik wrote:
> I'd like a 102-keyboard (PS2). Preferably with single-size <backspace>
> and left-right inverted L shaped <return> but that's not as important
> as gaps between Ctrl and Alt where the evil mfrs now insert the
> windows keys. I live in the UK, Byfleet, near Woking and Guildford in
> Surrey. Anybody knows where I can get such a keyboard? If not, can I
> order it online and have it delivered before xmas?
>
> Help! I'm desperate!
>
> Thanks
>
Try:
http://store.yahoo.com/pckeyboards/index.html
Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
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| On Wed, 18 Dec 2002 14:18:34 +0000, Tomaz Cedilnik wrote:
> Sybren Stuvel wrote:
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>> You can get some SGI Keyboards on ebay.
>
> Unfortunately I don't trust ebay (well, other ebay users).
>
** How bad can you get ripped off on a keyboard? I doubt anyone who would
run an ebay scam on keyboards would be capable of turning a compurter
on/getting an ebay account/producing a selling spiel that would entice
anyone to bid.
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| Sybren Stuvel 2002-12-18, 9:25 am |
| In alt.os.linux Tomaz Cedilnik enlightened us with:
> I hate them. Especially the pictures on them. (Otherwise I would
> consider getting used to them.)
Just learn how to type without looking at your keyboard and spray-paint
the whole thing. I did that, and it looks really nice ;-)
Sybren
-- [colo
r=darkred]
>>> RUNNING A MICROSOFT GAME USING WINE <<<[/color]
sybren@sybren:Mechwarrior Mercenaries$ wine MW4Mercs.exe
INSTR_IDT_Emulate Evil attempt to exploit win9x system security flaws detected
INSTR_IDT_Emulate UNIX system security is too strong, can't emulate properly
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| Andy Clayton 2002-12-18, 12:25 pm |
| Tomaz Cedilnik wrote:
> Heinrich du Toit wrote:
>
>> Why?
>> Those keys are cool.
>
> I hate them. Especially the pictures on them. (Otherwise I would
> consider getting used to them.)
Razor blade -> Carefullness = No More Windows' Logo On Key...
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| In article <3E00835A.22F91DB0@ntlworld.com>, Tomaz Cedilnik wrote:
>
> I hate them. Especially the pictures on them. (Otherwise I would
> consider getting used to them.)
>
In '98, right before I switched to Linux, I finally bought a new
computer as an upgrade to my '91 486. This is when I first
realized how bad things had gotten with MS and it's influence.
It's also when I first started using Win95 (hence the switch to
Linux). It would piss me off so much when I was playing Doom
or Duke Nukem under Win95, and accidentally hit the damn Windows
or Menu key. It would send me back to the Windoz desktop right
in the heat of battle. I got so pissed I just ripped them out
with a screwdriver. To this day I still have holes in that area
on my keyboard.
- Kurt
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| Kurt wrote:
> In article <3E00835A.22F91DB0@ntlworld.com>, Tomaz Cedilnik wrote:
>>
>> I hate them. Especially the pictures on them. (Otherwise I would
>> consider getting used to them.)
>>
>
> In '98, right before I switched to Linux, I finally bought a new
> computer as an upgrade to my '91 486. This is when I first
> realized how bad things had gotten with MS and it's influence.
> It's also when I first started using Win95 (hence the switch to
> Linux). It would piss me off so much when I was playing Doom
> or Duke Nukem under Win95, and accidentally hit the damn Windows
> or Menu key. It would send me back to the Windoz desktop right
> in the heat of battle. I got so pissed I just ripped them out
> with a screwdriver. To this day I still have holes in that area
> on my keyboard.
>
> - Kurt
.... or you can get some really cool replacement keys.
My sister bought me 2; a red one with "Panic" on it and a green one with
"Eject".
Amaze your friends and relatives by having the CD drawer pop open when you
hit the key marked "Eject"!
Matt
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| Andy Clayton 2002-12-18, 5:25 pm |
| Kurt wrote:
> In article <3E00835A.22F91DB0@ntlworld.com>, Tomaz Cedilnik wrote:
>>
>> I hate them. Especially the pictures on them. (Otherwise I would
>> consider getting used to them.)
>>
>
> In '98, right before I switched to Linux, I finally bought a new
> computer as an upgrade to my '91 486. This is when I first
> realized how bad things had gotten with MS and it's influence.
> It's also when I first started using Win95 (hence the switch to
> Linux). It would piss me off so much when I was playing Doom
> or Duke Nukem under Win95, and accidentally hit the damn Windows
> or Menu key. It would send me back to the Windoz desktop right
> in the heat of battle. I got so pissed I just ripped them out
> with a screwdriver. To this day I still have holes in that area
> on my keyboard.
>
> - Kurt
So you nuked the, Duke !
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| Xanadu 2002-12-19, 1:25 pm |
| On Thu, 19 Dec 2002 01:30:36 +1100, dave wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Dec 2002 14:18:34 +0000, Tomaz Cedilnik wrote:
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>> Sybren Stuvel wrote:
>>
>>> You can get some SGI Keyboards on ebay.
>>
>> Unfortunately I don't trust ebay (well, other ebay users).
>>
>>
> ** How bad can you get ripped off on a keyboard? I doubt anyone who
> would run an ebay scam on keyboards would be capable of turning a
> compurter on/getting an ebay account/producing a selling spiel that
> would entice anyone to bid.
>
>
>
Unfortunatly, I have to agree with him. I mean, I love the Internet and
the ability to "talk" with people from any part of the globe, but I also
don't trust "anonymous" people enough with my checking account number and
home address. Sure, us tech-saavy people can track down where this IP I'm
using (as is being recorded by the headers of this post) is located, but
to be able to fire up MapQuest and plug in my HOME address and also have
access to my checking account on top of that... Let's just say: That's a
bit scarry...
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