Detachable keypad and mini flat panel display

[Andrew L. Gould]

On Sunday 11 January 2004 11:53 am, Joel Hammer wrote:
> Does anyone know a place to go shopping for a small,
> detachable keypad and a mini ( < 14" ) flat panel display?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joel
>

Hi Joel,

By "detachable keypad", are you talking about the usb 10-key pads?  If so, 
Kensington, IBM and Targus have models available.  I have tried models from 
Kensington and Targus.

The Kensington keypad did not work properly within spreadsheets.  To start a 
cell entry with a minus sign, you have to precede it with an equal sign.  I'm 
not just talking about entering a negative number, but any entry starting 
with a minus sign.  I'm not just talking about Linux or FreeBSD, the problem 
existed in Excel on Windows.  Kensington knew about the problem but blamed 
the spreadsheet software.   ("It's not our problem.")

I currently use a Targus 10-key pad, model PAUK10, with my laptop.  It was a 
lot cheaper and works properly.  I had to get used to the "000" key between 
the "0" and "." keys; but that was a minor adjustment.

These are commonly available at medium to large computer stores.

Best of luck,

Andrew Gould