I am not talking about anything critical here. Any style keyboard will work. The special function keys just don’t get used. Therefore they take up space that can be used, or rather not used to make the keyboard smaller. Sometimes I just don’t want an 8 x 19 inch keyboard hogging up my desk space. Know what I mean?
Almost all keyboards have “special” function keys stuck on too. I remember when the initial F10 function keys were controversial and even more when they went to 12. The first MAC keyboard was as simple as they ever got. Well maybe the Atari 800 but that is digging back. That’s when some keyboards were also the computer.
There is also a cult like culture concerned about what is the proper feel and keyboard response when typing. Some of these cultists think the first IBM used on the early PC’s was the only keyboard made correctly. Ha!
Well anyway, I found a hacker’s special that I ordered. It is only 4.7 x 11.6 inches and the function keys are built into the number keys. You have to push the function key so the number keys will work like function keys. That kind of makes sense.
The point is that it is small and can set by the radio Here is the link to one place to find keyboard nirvana. Of course I’ll post a better picture when I have mine in hand.