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Cherry Announces Linux keyboard

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the didn't-someone-do-this-already dept.

Errtu76 writes "ZDnet says Cherry has announced a specially designed Linux keyboard that will be available in the UK, Ireland and Germany later this year. The Cherry CyMotion Master Linux keyboard has the Linux penguin logo, Tux, instead of the Windows start key and features 29 hot keys. The hot keys are configured for the Linux operating system and desktop applications, simplifying actions such as cutting, copying and pasting text, and moving between Web pages. PCworld has a little more info on the keyboard."

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  1. Picture by skoch · · Score: 5, Informative

    Was this the only article without a picture?

    http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8233268776.ht ml

  2. Too bad by iamdrscience · · Score: 3, Informative

    Amazingly enough, the windows key works just fine in linux. It's not essential at all that it have a picture of tux on it.

  3. Re:30 pounds (about 50 bucks American) by joggle · · Score: 3, Informative

    There's a registry entry you can alter to disable the key. If you google 'disable windows key' you'll probably find it.

  4. Happy hacking keyboard ? by Walrusss · · Score: 5, Informative
    Personaly, I'm using the happy hacking keyboard, which is maybe not "specially designed for" linux, but works very well. And there is an "diamond" key that makes the menu pop-up, which is fine for the windows-like-button fans.

    Stick to Tux, buy a tuxsticker !

  5. Linux users, this is the keyboard you want... by kclittle · · Score: 5, Informative
    Linux 101 Keyboard

    The Ctrl key is in the placd God intended. Get the rubber-dome model for work to spare your coworkers the noice, get the buckling spring for home.

    --
    Generally, bash is superior to python in those environments where python is not installed.
  6. Re:30 pounds (about 50 bucks American) by teeker · · Score: 5, Informative

    At that price, and in such small production numbers, I have a feeling that the workmanship is shoddy

    I can't speak to the usefulness of this thing, but I do work for a company that sells Cherry gear (point of sale things like...keyboards) and I have never seen a Cherry product I'd describe as shoddy. They may not make the best keyboards ever (that would be AT&T in the late 80s), but based on their other products I doubt the hardware is crap.

    Not trying to pimp Cherry gear or anything...just sayin.

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    teeker
  7. Re:Hot Keys by yppiz · · Score: 4, Informative
    I have a Happy Hacker Lite 2 keyboard and I love it. It's nothing special mechanically, it's just that they've applied two criteria to the keyboard layout:
    1. Does this function really need its own key, or can we make it a FN+key combo (Caps Lock, numeric keypad)
    2. Is this layout right for programmers (CTRL where Caps Lock normally is, Backspace and Delete locations switchable)
    The Happy Hacking keyboard comes in USB and PS/2 variants, Black or White, Pro or Lite, English layout or Japanese (I don't think they sell every permutation, but I think I've seen six of them). The versions I've seen have dip switch settings for different default layouts (Mac vs PC, Backspace vs DEL).

    Here's the layout of the Happy Hacking Professional. The other model is the Happy Hacking Lite 2.

    In the US, Users Side in San Jose, Los Angeles, and New York carries these, so you can try them before buying:
    Users Side store listing

    --Pat / zippy@cs.brandeis.edu

  8. Re:Buy a keyboard... by Brandybuck · · Score: 4, Informative

    I wonder how many people out there don't realize that you're absolutely serious...

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    Don't blame me, I didn't vote for either of them!