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Solutions depend upon the exact nature of the RSI. Common locations are wrist or elbow, usually on the right.

One classic aid would be trackballs...

Logitech Trackman Wheel Optical (Silver)
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Trackman-Wheel-Optical-Silver/dp/B00005NIMJ/ref=sr_1_17?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1286280359&sr=1-17

Ione Scorpius 35PRO USB Mechanical Trackball Keyboard
http://www.amazon.com/Scorpius-35PRO-Mechanical-Trackball-Keyboard/dp/B000UC3EXI

Another possible option is a "hulapoint" device, which is similar to a thumbpad. These tend to be popular in industrial and rugged applications, so may be expensive for home.
http://www.cyberresearch.com/store/lcd-monitors-displays-keyboards-kvm-switches/mouse-trackballs-pointing-devices-touchpads/OIX_4310-U_6096.2.htm

Another option would be a very different mouse:
3M Ergonomic Mouse
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/ergonomics/home/products/ergonomicmouse/

Another possible option is a frogpad (look at both right and left models).
http://www.frogpad.com/

This shouldn't be dealt with at the rack level. It should be dealt with at the disk drive mounting bracket level, where it's far easier. There are brackets for that, from several suppliers. There are also rubber grommet kits for fans, to damp vibration from that source.

If you buy servers in bulk, it's something to take up with your supplier. It's the sort of thing that costs only a few dollars per unit at the factory.

I'm not a moron, you know. I'm aware of the difference that resolution makes. Unless you can find me a LCD/Plasma TV that has a standard def native resolution, my one criticism of flatscreens still stands.

Use emulators. I admit there's a few titles that don't work so if you want to play one of those games this isn't a complete solution for you. But it lets you use the best possible controller (i.e. the controller of your choice can be made to work) and you can get a decent scaling algorithm (say, 2xSuperSai) which will smooth out graphics to look even better than the original. And if the scaling makes the graphics look funky, you can pick another algorithm.

Sorry, should have been more specific...you can't buy quality, mid-to-upper-range keyboards with a PS/2 connector...although many of them still come with a USB-to-PS/2 adapter, strangely enough

You can buy the very highest quality keyboards with a PS/2 connector. My friends wank about them on facebook occasionally.

Exactly. And people still want to be able to view sites and play games that are Flash based while the makers of those sites and games switch over to HTML5.

Amen to that.

I think your first point covered the real reason...this second one, valid though it may be, seems like it would be a rather trivial reason for motherboard manufacturers to retain a legacy interface.

Virtually all PC motherboards still have PATA, at least one channel for two devices, for backwards compatibility, because that is what the PC is all about. And hell, if you have PCI, you can get ISA for an exorbitant price. So it all goes back to the beginning in a very real way.

Well, for $950, you could get a PCI bus expander. I have to wonder if there are other smaller, cheaper models out there. But being connected at 24Kb/s, I'm not inclined to look any further.

Check out CyberResearch (PDF) or Their Website for some nice machines like you describe. I know I've posted about them before, I used to work for them, and while, this stuff is not cheap, it is high quality and they stand behind it. If this is going to be your livelyhood, why not do it right the first time. I'd rather spend $3000 once then spend $1000 4 times.

Check out CyberResearch (PDF) or Their Website for some nice machines like you describe. I know I've posted about them before, I used to work for them, and while, this stuff is not cheap, it is high quality and they stand behind it. If this is going to be your livelyhood, why not do it right the first time. I'd rather spend $3000 once then spend $1000 4 times.

'rneches' has clearly looked at the current market of available laptops. Prolly only missing out on a few low-profile products.

This is an 'Ask SlashDot' posting. Why are people posting additional questions rather than useful tidbits of information.

He has specific goals in mind for the laptop of his dreams (goals that I happen to share), why would you suggest a piece of hardware that violates 90% of his wish list as a solution?

That ends my rant for now and here are a series of links I have dug out of other postings.
PSI_Linux Psion hardware / Linux software project.
Sceptre - Hardware retailer
AMPRO nifty smallish hardware
IBM X-series laptops
Linux-Laptop.net lot's of docs on making laptop hardware work with Linux
TuxScreen strange hardware hacking project
Cyberresearch hardware retailer

You may want to check out CyberResearch they have alot of NEMA-12 and NEMA-4 Compliant 'portables' that may suit your needs. They have ALOT of other interesting equipment as well. I used to work for them - they are a very reputable company, and although the stuff they sell is on the pricey side, its well worth it.