> Actually, a company in Hamil MN (apparently 30 mins from mpls) bought the > blueprints and makes something called the "Avant > Stellar" (http://www.cvtinc.com/kybdfeatures.htm), which is > supposedly the samething, but with Windoze keys. And for $170. For the > CHEAP ones. > > Ok, this keyboard is HEAVY - it's made of steel. It is EXTREMELY > resilient. The keys CLICK most satisfyingly. > > Also, most models are VERY programmable. You can interchange the locations > of the Ctrl and CAPSlock, among others. Or Dvorak it. The key caps are all > removable. > > Oh, you can get them with the F-Keys on the side, where they belong. only problem I see with them, is that they have those oversized <enter> keys; which are a complete waste of space. at least they don't look like they cropped the <backspace> key. I've never had trouble hitting the normal-sized <enter> key; but undersized <backspace> keys drive me nuts. (when you mistype as often as I do, backspace keys are very important). they look interesting, tho. Carl. -- Network Engineer Real-Time Enterprises (952) 943-8700