From: Grinder on
>> Might as well get a new keyboard while you're at it:
>> http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/

> Wow--sure looks cool...probably a wee bit more functionality than I
> need, though...I've been using an Ortek keyboard for years...now on
> its third computer. It has 24 programmable keys, but I've never found
> the need for more than three or four of them. I also love that it
> weighs a ton and the keys click louder than a four-horse team; also
> has F1-F12 keys on the left side as well as along the top.
> Portland Pete

A steal at $1500.
From: Peter L Reader on
On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:53:10 GMT, Grinder <grinder(a)no.spam.maam.com>
wrote:

>>> Might as well get a new keyboard while you're at it:
>>> http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/
>
>> Wow--sure looks cool...probably a wee bit more functionality than I
>> need, though...I've been using an Ortek keyboard for years...now on
>> its third computer. It has 24 programmable keys, but I've never found
>> the need for more than three or four of them. I also love that it
>> weighs a ton and the keys click louder than a four-horse team; also
>> has F1-F12 keys on the left side as well as along the top.
>> Portland Pete
>
>A steal at $1500.
Especially since I paid only a couple of hundred for it years
ago...it'll probably outlast me.
Portland Pete
From: kony on
On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:23:54 -0700, Peter L Reader
<preader(a)pacifier.com> wrote:


>Thanks for responding. As my soldering days are far behind me, I
>guess I'll start looking for another mouse...
>Portland Pete


Some Logitech mice have 3 or 5 year warranty, you might
check that on the box, literature, or I think it's posted
somewhere per model # on logitech's website. Might be in
the forum instead of main product pages now that this is a
legacy product.