[OT] childs PC keyboard

["Paul Gordon" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey all, I'm searching for a PC keyboard suitable for a couple of young
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ldren (my nephews) - aged 2 and 4 yrs. - It's actually primarily for the
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der child, but I don't much fancy my chances of keeping the younger one
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m trying to play with it as well! - Regardless, I want it suitable for the
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4-yr old.

I've found a few childrens keyboards on the net, but thus far, none which
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re ideal.... - the closest to what I want I've only seen in a US key
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, some others are just a bit too simple, with only a very small subset of
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he standard key set, and some others I've found are outrageously expensive
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(=A3115 for a single keyboard anyone?) - when I can buy a new keyboard
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ebuyer for 99p that's a bit hard to swallow!

What I'd ideally like is a PC keyboard with a reasonably full complement
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keys, including the dedicated "windows" keys etc. plus the
"F" keys, as so=
me of his PC software makes use of them. I'd really like it to be brightly
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coloured rather than all beige/black/ivory etc. and of course it MUST be a
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UK layout...


Plus points:

Larger than normal key sizes
Larger than normal letter engraving on the key tops
Lowercase letter engraving on the keytops
Colour-coded keys (vowels, consonants, punctuation, numbers all in
differen=
t colours for instance
Separate nmeric keypad
Brightly coloured keyboard
Robust!! - would be nice if it was engineered to withstand the rigours of
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he 2-year old spilling his squash & crumbs over it!

I don't care if it is PS2 or USB
I don't much care if it is standard QWERTY or ABC.. Alphabetic layout... -
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I know some educationalists suggests the latter is easier for children,
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I reckon he's going to have to learn the QWERTY layout at some point, and =
anyway he's already been using several ordinary adult keyboards for some
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me now, so he's already at least "familiar" with the QWERTY
layout.
I don't want one of the flexible rubber keyboards, as the one I had was
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very responsive to the keypresses, - I want it to work just as responsivel=
y as the "normal" keyboards he already uses...
I don't mind if it's a themed keyboard - so long as it is a theme suitable
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for a couple of boys, - so not a pink barbie one!

Oh, and I'd like it to cost a sensible price! - by which I mean not in
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ss of the mid-twenties...

Any  pointers?

TIA

Paul G