[KLUG Hardware] Wireless keyboards, anyone?

[Adam Williams]

>>> I have been looking for a quality wireless keyboard that works with
>>> Linus, and have found that this is rather harder to find than I
>>> expected.
>>> If someone has a suggestion, I'd be most interested in seeing some-
>>> thing about this.
>>I've used wireless keyboards and mice from Logitech,  they worked fine. 
>Are these all USB devices?

Yes.  I have not seen a non-USB wireless HID since the PCjr.
>
>>Had a USB "puck" that plugged into the 'puter.
>what port?

USB

>>Not certain what you mean by "quality"; 
>That it will bounce, not shatter when dropped.
>That it will stand up to use for a substantial periofd of time (at least
>a few years).
>>IBM doesn't make a wireless keyboard AFAIK.
>I think they do, but for some specialized industrial/commercial/military
>apps. It's more expensive than the PC I'm trying to drive.

Most likely.

>>In fact I used a "Cordless MouseMan Optical" all day.  P/N: 851173-0000
>>No special software support was needed for any of the things I have
>>tried (on RH8 or greater).
>Terrific, this is what I'm looking for, probably. 
>At the moment, USB does not work on the machine that is of concern. I
>would like to know it you're talking about a USB KB/mouse, so I get that
>gpoing before running outto get this stuff.

There are some USB2PS/2 dingle thingies,  but I haven't had a terrible 
amount of luck with them.