Wow, they must have had a considerable effort to make it incompatible!
Or it simply could be that they didn't bother to test, so thus didn't certify it.
Can you send me the link for that keyboard please? I use different types of computers and would not be at a loss if that thing did not work on the Mac.
The URL that I stumbled upon that explicitly said "Not Mac compatible" isn't floating to the top of today's searches, so I've not been able to find that.
I did re-locate the product though...but today, I've now found two vendors:
#1 is the
Visiontek DCS Multimedia Keyboard and Card Reader. Part# 900099. Manufacturer's website is
here.
#2 is the
Atech Flash Technology's KB-Dock keyboard + reader + dock. Manufacturer's website is
here
For both designs, they look like all they've done is to put a mini-USB port in a keyboard recess and then have a matching external-style reader that plugs in 'bayonet' onto that recess. Both appear to stick up a good 1.5" above the keyboard.
For #1, I found it listed on Amazon, who reports that it first became available in 2004 (so no, it doesn't support SDHC), but is out of stock. As per Google (Google Shopping), there's still some other places on the web that can be found that claim to offer it; street price is ballpark $50.
For #2, I found a few reviews
(here's one) that stipulate that its not really a USB keyboard, but that
it is a PS/2 keyboard to which you also hook up a second connection...USB...to run the hub/interface.
Also, take it for what its worth, but Amazon's webpage on #1 contains not even a single customer review (even though its been there for 5 years), which infers that this hasn't been a particularly popular product at all.
And finally, there was a Macintosh rumor published on this topic, by the now-defunct Thinksecret website back in November 2006.
Wayback Machine Archive Link Here. It was written off as hearsay.
-hh
