[ale] Wireless Keyboard and Mouse

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Thanks for the scoop.

Bob Toxen
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On Sun, Mar 30, 2003 at 02:00:31PM -0500, Tom wrote:
> I use two Logitech cordless keyboard/mouse combinations within six feet
> of each oterh all day.  Love them.  One has been running in daily use
> over a year.  
> 
> Logitech supplies special software to run them, but you do not need it
> unless you want the fancy keys to do their fancy things.  As a standard
> keyboard and mouse, they work just fine.  For Linux you do not need any
> special drivers or other software.  I am typing this on an SuSE 8.1
> machine, and have a RedHat 6.1 machine and several Windows machines on
> the same keyboard (via a Belkin switchbox, which is the only source of
> trouble in the system). Works like a charm on all of the boxes. 
> 
> I am running an 802.11a network in the same room, and I have noticed a
> slightly decreased range of the keyboard and mouse.  I have no idea why,
> as the network runs at 5.2 GHz and the mouse and keyboard at 27 MHz.
> 
> I have also given several Logitech wireless mice and mouse/keyboard
> combinations to my kids, who abuse the heck out of them but they keep in
> ticking just fine.
> 
> I recently retired a very old (maybe the first) Logitech wireless
> keyboard.  It still works, but I replaced it with the keyboard/mouse
> combo.  It received hard use for years without so much as a hickup. Some
> day I will plug it back into something and I am sure it will work like a
> champ.
> 
> Tom
> 
> On Sun, 2003-03-30 at 00:45, Robert Coggins wrote:
> > Hey all,
> > 
> > I was at the store tonight looking at a wireless keyboard and mouse. I
> > got to start thinking about it.  
> > 
> > First, are these devices controlled with their own embedded software? 
> > Or, do they need drivers installed.  If they need it installed, are they
> > widely available for linux?
> > 
> > Second, I have a wireless network.  Has there been any experience with
> > the two interfering with each other?  I would think they use different
> > frequencies but I am not sure.
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > Rob
> > 
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