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From: Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard
Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:26:29
Message-Id: 86ABD5F6-CC60-49FA-A5D5-22D3E951FFA4@stellar.eclipse.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard by Philip Webb
1 On 5 Jun 2009, at 07:05, Philip Webb wrote:
2 > 090604 Paul Hartman wrote:
3 >> 4) Cable so short it can't even reach the computer.
4 >> I have a keyboard with an 18-inch cord. It is barely long enough
5 >> to reach from one side of the keyboard to the other! Absolutely
6 >> useless.
7 >
8 > Mine is theoretically extendible -- stretch of curled-up cord -- ,
9 > but to reach the computer I have it plugged into a KVM switch,
10 > which is the only use the latter has in real life. It seems
11 > that USB extension cords are commonplace, but keyboard ditto non-
12 > existent.
13
14 I did think of replying to Paul's original message saying, "well, at
15 least you can plug it into an extension lead of your preferred length".
16
17 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=408509&CatId=75
18 http://www.cablesnmor.com/ps2-extension.aspx
19
20 Stroller.