Keyboard identity

[Ken Kopp]

Does anyone recognize the small keyboard shown
in the recent Yaesu ads?

73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
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[M0XDF]

Yep, it's a Happy Hacking Keyboard - they do both PS2 and USB versions - I
have a HH KB Lite 2 - USB version -  I love it

http://pfuca-store.stores.yahoo.net/haphackeylit1.html

Looks like they may no longer make the PS2 version


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> Does anyone recognize the small keyboard shown
> in the recent Yaesu ads?
>
> 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
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[nick lidakis]

David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
> Yep, it's a Happy Hacking Keyboard - they do both PS2 and USB versions - I
> have a HH KB Lite 2 - USB version -  I love it
>
> http://pfuca-store.stores.yahoo.net/haphackeylit1.html
>
> Looks like they may no longer make the PS2 version
>

I can confirm this. I have been using the PS/2 version for years. They
are most excellent, especially if you are a Linux user. The control key
is where is where it should be, replacing the CAPS LOCK key.

Nick N2SVT
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[Phil Kane-2]

On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:28:12 -0500, Nick Lidakis wrote:

> I can confirm this. I have been using the PS/2 version for years.
> They are most excellent, especially if you are a Linux user. The
> control key is where is where it should be, replacing the CAPS
> LOCK key.

  Ah yes,  but the F-keys are not on the left hand side of the
  keyboard where THEY should be!

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[Chuck - AE4CW]

I'm a fan of small keyboards and have used a small IBM keyboard for years.  It's no longer made, but the closest current product is here:
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:item.detail?GroupID=38&Code=31P9490¤t-category-id=E9ADAEB6787146E29B78400A33E7FE8A
Obviously, it bigger than the keyboard you asked about but has the advantage of a touchpad/trackpoint mouse interface in a compact footprint.

Ken Kopp wrote

Does anyone recognize the small keyboard shown
in the recent Yaesu ads?

73! Ken Kopp - K0PP

[nick lidakis]

Thom LaCosta wrote:

> On Wed, 9 Jan 2008, Phil Kane wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:28:12 -0500, Nick Lidakis wrote:
>>
>>> I can confirm this. I have been using the PS/2 version for years.
>>> They are most excellent, especially if you are a Linux user. The
>>> control key is where is where it should be, replacing the CAPS
>>> LOCK key.
>>
>>  Ah yes,  but the F-keys are not on the left hand side of the
>>  keyboard where THEY should be!
>
> Wow....you mean because I use windows that I have keys where they should
> not be?
>
> Oh my, and if I got a keyboard with keys in the correct position, I
> would have a learning curve event....
>
> Thank goodness OS-Centric bias doesn't spill over into religion or
> politics, or does it?

Honestly, are you trying to be a troll? Because that's how your reply
comes off as. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt, so anyway...

I never implied that this particular keyboard had anything to do with
one's operating system preferences. If you read PFU's website, you'll
read that these keyboards were designed with UNIX users in mind. And if
you read Wikipedia article on Caps Lock (or just do a Google search) you
might read that the Caps Lock really is depreciated no matter what OS
you use.



Nick N2SVT


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[Alan Bloom]

On every keyboard I own (both PC and Linux computers), the CAPS LOCK key
has been removed so I don't keep hitting it by accident.

Al N1AL


On Wed, 2008-01-09 at 12:15, Nick Lidakis wrote:

> Thom LaCosta wrote:
> > On Wed, 9 Jan 2008, Phil Kane wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:28:12 -0500, Nick Lidakis wrote:
> >>
> >>> I can confirm this. I have been using the PS/2 version for years.
> >>> They are most excellent, especially if you are a Linux user. The
> >>> control key is where is where it should be, replacing the CAPS
> >>> LOCK key.
> >>
> >>  Ah yes,  but the F-keys are not on the left hand side of the
> >>  keyboard where THEY should be!
> >
> > Wow....you mean because I use windows that I have keys where they should
> > not be?
> >
> > Oh my, and if I got a keyboard with keys in the correct position, I
> > would have a learning curve event....
> >
> > Thank goodness OS-Centric bias doesn't spill over into religion or
> > politics, or does it?
>
> Honestly, are you trying to be a troll? Because that's how your reply
> comes off as. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt, so anyway...
>
> I never implied that this particular keyboard had anything to do with
> one's operating system preferences. If you read PFU's website, you'll
> read that these keyboards were designed with UNIX users in mind. And if
> you read Wikipedia article on Caps Lock (or just do a Google search) you
> might read that the Caps Lock really is depreciated no matter what OS
> you use.
>
>
>
> Nick N2SVT
>
>
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[Thom LaCosta]

On Wed, 9 Jan 2008, Alan Bloom wrote:

> On every keyboard I own (both PC and Linux computers), the CAPS LOCK key
> has been removed so I don't keep hitting it by accident.

I look to see if the idiot caps lock light is on//it's much easier than screwing
around with the keyboard....and doesn't lull me into a false sense of security
since I visit many different sites(keyboards) every week.


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[gm3sek]

Alan Bloom wrote:
>On every keyboard I own (both PC and Linux computers), the CAPS LOCK
>key has been removed so I don't keep hitting it by accident.
>
A useful tip is to pack underneath the edges of the CAPS LOCK keycap
with one or two layers of sticky foam fixer pads. Use enough stiff foam
to prevent the key from operating unless you really do mean it.

An unexpected benefit was that the 'solid' feel of the modified CAPS
LOCK key has trained me to avoid that key on unmodified keyboards too.


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