Can we get a PC designed for typing?

I used to have a Compaq laptop named Gleep. I thought it had the best-designed keyboard. The keyboard started right at the front of the laptop - I could position my hands on it just as though they were on a standard desktop keyboard. I didn't have to keep my palms raised for fear of moving the mouse cursor or of right-clicking or left-clicking.

When I was in college (many many many moons ago) I was the unofficial chief typesetter for the student paper, and became very close friends with an IBM Selectric Typesetter named HAL. HAL had wonderful touch and feedback. Gleep was a reasonable facsimile thereof.

I understand that a lot of people want laptops to be thinner and lighter. But a lot of companies (like the one I work for) are providing laptops to their employees as their primary computer. It's a great idea. My current laptop cuts the mustard in a lot of areas - plenty of ram, dual core, more than enough disk - but it's an absolute pain to type on. I bought a USB hub just so I can plug a mouse, keyboard, and docking station into it and still have a port or two free so that I can plug a thumb drive into it at the same time. I carry another mouse and mouse pad around in my laptop case.

Hey, let's start bugging the manufacturers to give us something useable as a keyboard. Compaq did it right with a lot of quality (though maybe that's why you don't see a Compaq computer any more). To hell with better EPA standards, let's lobby for decent laptop keyboards!