smithj@jacobs.cs.orst.edu (Jeremy Smith) (05/28/91)
cook@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Steve Cook) writes: > What if...? The 95 or its successor had a simple plug-in port for a > "standard" keyboard which locked out the built-in keyboard. How about an RS232 keyboard? A device 9" x 4" x 1" could contain a full sized qwerty keyboard of five rows of keys a full 3/4" from center to center. Could it/need it be battery powered? With software drivers it could be used with the 95, 48, and all the others {poqet, AgendA, wizard, boss, Portfolio}. It should cost less than $100, and would be a less than $20 item if it were already in mass production. It would be a briefcase (fanny pack, purse) peripheral, plugged in whenever text needed to be typed in. I actually looked around to see if such a thing already existed. Genovation (714) 833-3355 does make a $99.95 RS232/keyboard interface which conceivably allows you to use your regular IBClone keyboard with your RS232 port bearing handheld computer. Does anyone know of the existence of such a keyboard? Would you be interested in such a thing? How much would you pay for one ($50, $100, $150, $200...)? Let me know by email and I'll post anything of significance. -- -- smithj@jacobs.cs.orst.edu (Jeremy |-) Smith)