[geeks] CAPSoff keyboard contest

[Sridhar Ayengar]

sammy ominsky wrote:
> On 20/12/2006, at 21:24, Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> 
>> So far they all are pretty bizarre, and most of the layout changes  
>> seem
>> arbitrary.
> 
> My vote for best keyboard ever (and yes, i know that's not the  
> contest) is the Gateway Anykey.  It had a very nice feel (rubber  
> dome, not buckling spring, unfortunately) and was completely hardware  
> programmable and remappable without drivers or software.  It had left- 
> side F keys and bunches of extra buttons, including a 9-key arrow  
> array (diagonals and a Space in the center).
> 
> I had three of them once upon a time, but they're too big for my  
> current desk, so the one remaining one is in a box in storage.
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_AnyKey

I've used these.

I don't really like the key feel, but the directional arrow keys were 
nice to have.

Peace...  Sridhar