Hello, everyone.

I have decided to stop dual-booting (between Linux and Windows) and use the 2.0-GHz Pentium-4 system that I built myself some time ago for SuSE Linux 10.1 (when it is released), and eventually adding other distributions.

I recently purchased a used Dell Dimension 8300 (3.0-GHz Pentium 4) on which I plan to run Windows XP Professional and a free copy of the corporate version of Windows Vista that I will get sometime in 2007 (whenever Vista is released); this machine will be a Windows dual-boot computer.

I have a PS/2 Zonet KVM switch that I plan to use, and I will be ordering a parallel printer A/B switch box to share a laser printer.

My computer workstation's built-in keyboard/mouse shelf has limited space. I had to cut one-third of a mouse pad off in order to get a standard PS/2 keyboard and optical PS/2 mouse to fit on this shelf, and there is still very little space.

Can anyone recommend a miniature PS/2 keyboard for use with Linux (and Windows) that does not have some of the awkward key layouts that I have seen in the mini keyboards by BTC, Adesso, and the Happy Hacker?

I remember finding miniature ADB keyboards for pre-G4 Power Macintosh computers -- with key layouts that were basically the same as a full-sized keyboard; they simply lacked the numeric keypad. I have not, however, during hours of Web searching, found a miniature PS/2 keyboard that I consider to have a "natural" key layout.

I would be grateful for any recommendations or suggestions, or any comments based upon personal experience (such as whether a particular keyboard is a high-quality, durable product).

Thank you very much, in advance, for your help!

Cordially,

David
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<http://ddickerson.igc.org/>

It's pricey, and it depends on what you consider 'natural', but try this.