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nitto - 10.10.2006, 09:21 Uhr
Titel: most comfortable keyboard for linuxers!

Since I've started using Linux (Kanotix) for the first time, I find myself using the keyboard more often and frequently, for any type of functions, particularly from the bash prompt (which's been about 6 months now) and I even got a taste of Emacs21 and not hating Vim so much either!
Which brings the next phase where typing letters, combinations and Ctrl Shift Alt in fast pace is becoming more important!

So, I just wanted to ask the seasonal and/or not so seasonal fellow linuxers, what is their favourite keyboard that they use... I ask this 'cause I'm finding my Logitech mx300 not so comfortable to use, as oppose to my very very very old Honeywell keyboard.

cheers

senfi - 10.10.2006, 10:13 Uhr
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ive been using this one since years:
http://www.amazon.de/Microsoft-B61-0001 ... mp;s=ce-de
i like it. espacially the two usb-ports Smilie

good for connecting usb-sticks or cameras.

slh - 10.10.2006, 18:40 Uhr
Titel: RE: most comfortable keyboard for linuxers!

SUN Type 5 US (although Type 6 with USB connectors might be preferred).

The_Seeker - 10.10.2006, 18:51 Uhr
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I use the CyMotion Master Linux.

Roughnecks - 10.10.2006, 18:52 Uhr
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Standard HP Keyboard:

http://hpshop.eprice.it/images/Prodotti ... 624449.jpg

Best keyboard I could find after my old Compaq keyboard stopped working! And it was very cheap - only ~ 10 Euro.

slam - 10.10.2006, 19:06 Uhr
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The Ultimate Keybard
Greetings,
Chris

slam - 10.10.2006, 19:16 Uhr
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But actually I prefer this one:
Greetings,
Chris

op4latino - 10.10.2006, 20:16 Uhr
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haha,

CEG CEG CEG CEG ; GBD GBD ; DF#A DF#A ; EG#B EG#B; that would reboot your PC

picothinker - 13.10.2006, 04:46 Uhr
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A 5 pound 1986 IBM Model M. (click clack)

Debian_Disciple - 18.10.2006, 03:11 Uhr
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I prefer MS Natural keyboards myself. this is one thing I can say MS did a good job with Sehr glücklich

DeepDayze - 18.10.2006, 14:28 Uhr
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MS keyboards (and mice) work damned great in Kanotix Smilie

Kano - 18.10.2006, 15:02 Uhr
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I dislike MS Keyboards, had one wireless, exchanged to a Logitech one.

Gowator - 18.10.2006, 15:12 Uhr
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slh hat folgendes geschrieben::

SUN Type 5 US (although Type 6 with USB connectors might be preferred).

What connectors do you use?
A bit late cause I threw my last Sun keyb out but I have a whole load of SPARC sound stuff in a bos somewhere

Kano - 18.10.2006, 15:20 Uhr
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Sun has switched ctrl+shift lock, absolutely stupid.

slh - 18.10.2006, 17:42 Uhr
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Kano hat folgendes geschrieben::

Sun has switched ctrl+shift lock, absolutely stupid.

That depends on the keyboard layout e.g. "US/UNIX" does that, but neither US, nor DE, nor any other standard layout.

US/UNIX, with "weird" key mapping: http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_private/Devices/Input_Device/INPUT_UNIX_Kbd.html

US, with "ordinary" key mapping: http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_private/Devices/Input_Device/INPUT_US_Kbd.html

DE, with "ordinary" key mapping: http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_private/Devices/Input_Device/INPUT_Ge_Kbd.html

slh - 18.10.2006, 17:43 Uhr
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Gowator hat folgendes geschrieben::

slh hat folgendes geschrieben::

SUN Type 5 US (although Type 6 with USB connectors might be preferred).

What connectors do you use?
A bit late cause I threw my last Sun keyb out but I have a whole load of SPARC sound stuff in a bos somewhere

Type 6 would be a simple USB keyboard, my Type 5 (serial protocol) is still connected to a SuperSPARC 20 which acts mostly as xserver for remote applications.

da.phreak - 18.10.2006, 19:39 Uhr
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Already mentioned, but the best keyboard ever is the original IBM with bucklink spring design (Link 1 Link 2). The nice thing about these is that they don't have the M$-keys.

They are still available used on ebay, or new from pckeyboard.com.

DeepDayze - 18.10.2006, 19:51 Uhr
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My MS mouse is a Laser 5000 mouse and had no trouble getting it to work in X.

nitto - 23.10.2006, 03:54 Uhr
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I'm actually bit dissapointed that not a single kanotixer here used the weird and famous "das keyboard"

http://www.daskeyboard.com/big.html

h2 - 23.10.2006, 05:52 Uhr
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Glad others said it first, my absolute top choice for keyboard, standard, wired, MS ergonomic keyboard.

My current one somebody gave me in 1999, and it's still fine, no sticking keys, solid.

The reason MS got into that odd mouse keyboard business originally was because their programmers hated the stuff out there, so they decided to build their own.

A good choice. Probably the best thing Microsoft has actually done in these years. Have to give them credit for doing something right.

op4latino - 23.10.2006, 06:09 Uhr
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nitto hat folgendes geschrieben::

I'm actually bit dissapointed that not a single kanotixer here used the weird and famous "das keyboard"

http://www.daskeyboard.com/big.html

Talking about custumizing. you can have a qwerty, or any other configuration like that.

kenyee - 23.10.2006, 14:21 Uhr
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I personally like this if you can touch type:
http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/contoured.htm

made my tendonitis issues go away and you can program macros for common operations....

hey_ian - 23.10.2006, 17:23 Uhr
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I prefer Logitech keyboards. My Logitech Internet Navigator Keyboard with lots of multimedia keys and an integrated scrollwheel works perfectly, although there was some work to get it working.

DeepDayze - 23.10.2006, 18:44 Uhr
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"das keyboard" sounds like german-engineered keyboard Winken