[ale] The Linux Keyboard

Jim Philips jimmyc at speedfactory.net
Sun Dec 12 15:46:21 EST 2004


On Sunday 12 December 2004 10:55 am, Ben Ramsey wrote:
> Jim Philips wrote:
> > Has anyone heard of a US source for this?
> >
> > http://www.cherrycorp.com/english/classic-line/classic-line_g83-6188_linu
> >x.htm
> >
> > Sounds like a great idea.
>
> The description and the photo lead me to believe that the keyboard is no
> different than any other keyboard--except it has a Tux key instead of a
> Windows key. Looks like it's just a marketing ploy.
>
> Is there anything else different that may be considered useful?

It also has hot keys to activate common functions and drivers to make that 
easy. There is accompanying software to make it all work. So, no, it's not 
just a Tux key. There is a more complete description here:

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,117484,00.asp



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