On Jul 5, 2005, at 8:35 PM, Dr. Trevor J. Hutley wrote: > > A friend of mine (American, Russian speaking) is interested in > switching to Mac (mainly because his PC is almost paralysed by > spyware when he is on-line in Kiev). > > He really wants a (15.2" Powerbook, with a) US keyboard with > Russian characters on it. > > I called the Swiss Apple store today and they said there is no > keyboard with Russian characters... > > This is a bit surprising to me. Can it really be true? > > Is there anyone out there on the List who has any different info? > > I know that the Russian script is supported, and a Russian keyboard > can be selected, but I think he really would like a keyboard with > the characters on it. Then he would switch. Trevor, This is what your friend needs: http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/ optimus/ That's one of the coolest things I've seen in a long time. I might just buy one myself. -patch