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Keyboards w/ Just the Numeric Keypad?

Posted by Cliff on from the we-don-need-no-steeking-alpha-keys! dept.

turpie asks: "Does anyone know if its possible to get "number pad only" keyboards, I'm thinking of using one for controlling an in-car MP3 player. I know that years ago Apple sold them for Macs, but for this project I'd be after PS/2. Then again can anybody suggest an alternative for controlling an MP3 player." I must say I've never seen such an animal before, but it does make a strange sort of sense. Has anyone sighted such a critter and can give turpie a point in the right direction?

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  1. Laptop Keypads by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2

    These are quite common for laptops. There is no room on a laptop for a numeric keypad, so separate keypads are available for people doing things like spreadsheet work.

  2. Good source by Roblimo · · Score: 2

    This link will take you to Unicomp, my personal favorite keyboard manufacturer. They sell numerical keypads and all kinds of other neat keyboards - like the 85-key straight-up, heavy-duty IBM keyboard I got from them a little while ago - brand new, for less than old ones go for on eBay. They are the actual manufacturer, so when you call for info you get someone who can actually help you. Prices are decent, too.

  3. You have not done your homework by Etyenne · · Score: 2

    Try searching Google for "PS\/+2 keypad". It return 2757 hits, and a few are revelant on the first page.

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  4. X10 and others by jetson123 · · Score: 2

    X10.com makes remote controls for controlling a computer as an MP3 jukebox. There are Linux and Windows drivers. There are also several other companies that make remote controls for PCs, many of them for presentations.

  5. Qtronix - Scorpius 22 Keypad by CFN · · Score: 2

    So, this story is hard to find, so I don't know if anyone will ever read this post, but Qtronix makes (made) exactly what you want.
    I have one, new, in-box, and if you can't find one elsewhere, you can contact me for some kind of trade.
    E mail me at daniel@NO.marques.SPAM.com