Subject: Re: Thinkpad keyboard lovers
To: David Brownlee <abs@absd.org>
From: Steven M. Bellovin <smb@research.att.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 09/30/2004 15:04:57
In message <Pine.NEB.4.61.0409301830000.558@localhost.>, David Brownlee writes:
> 	You know who you are, and why. :)
>
> 	If you _really_ like the thinkpad keyboard you may be
> 	interested to know that IBM produce a standalone USB keyboard
> 	which matches the thinkpad form factor exactly - including
> 	the ultranav glide+touchpoint, volume buttons and 'Access
> 	IBM' key. It also has two USB ports in the back.
>
> 	It looks all the world like someone tore the screen from
> 	a T41. Its obviously much lighter and the plastic of they
> 	keys makes a slightly different sound, but the travel and
> 	feel is still good.
>
> 	Works wonderfully under NetBSD, and the extra keys can be
> 	mapped with usbhidaction.
>
> 	The part number in the UK was 31P9493 (that gave me a UK
> 	keyboard layout, I don't know about other regions).
>
> 	Its not cheap, and to most people will probably irrelevant,
> 	but I know there will be a few others out there who will
> 	be unable to live without one now they know :)


The US part number is 31P8950.  31P9490 is  the same thing without a 
numeric pad, though the link on the IBM site doesn't work.

		--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb