Editing Happy Hacking Keyboard (section)

==Keyboard==

The very first HHKB featured a detachable connector and was available in three different connectors (followed by their applicable part numbers).
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!PFU Model Number!!Connector!!Number of Keys!!Layout!!Total Weight (without cable)!!Release Date!!Discontinued Date
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|PD-KB02/S||SUN||60||Modified US ANSI||520g||20-12-1996||27-12-2005
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|PD-KB02/P||[[PS/2|PS/2]]||60||Modified US ANSI||520g||20-12-1996||27-12-2005
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|PD-KB02/M||[[Apple Desktop Bus|ADB]]||60||Modified US ANSI||520g||07-11-1997||27-12-2005
|}

Happy Hacking Keyboard was launched on the December 20, 1996<ref>PFU website - [http://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/hhkeyboard/news.html What's New: Programmer's small keyboard "Happy Hacking Keyboard" launch (Japanese only)]</ref> with no indications of the price and was discontinued on December 27, 2005 following the announcement to cease production on December 12, 2005.<ref>PFU website - [http://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/hhkeyboard/whatsnew.html#news2005 What's New: 2005 News (Japanese only)]</ref> At the time of the launch Happy Hacking Keyboard did not come out with Mac compatibility. This feature was later added on November 7, 1997.<ref>PFU website - [http://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/hhkeyboard/news9711_2.html Compatible with Macintosh became more easy to use, personal computers and workstations for compact keyboard "Happy Hacking Keyboard" (Japanese only)]</ref> The Mac variant (PD-KB02/M) with the ¥29,800 (Japanese Yen) price tag was also discontinued on December 27, 2005. These keyboards were built to comply with Dr. Wada's ideal compact keyboard with some slight variations to the overall design.

Among the ideas that Dr. Wada did not propose for instance was the amount of various connectors available for the keyboard alone.

On January 12, 1999 PFU saw a favourable reception from HHKB owners and applied price cuts of up to 33%. The revised price tag for any of the three Happy Hacking Keyboards was ¥19,800 with any extra connectors priced at ¥3,000 each.<ref>PFU website - [http://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/hhkeyboard/news9901.html Compact keyboard for workstation become more affordable (Japanese only)]</ref>

PFU Systems (previously known as PFU America and with site previously registered as pfuca.com) showcased the Happy Hacking Keyboard at three exhibitions in 1998:

*USENIX'98 product exhibition on June 15-16, 1998 in Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana<ref>(Wayback machine) pfuca.com - [http://web.archive.org/web/19981203092505/http://www.pfuca.com/news/news.html News & Events Index]</ref><ref>(Wayback machine) pfuca.com - [http://web.archive.org/web/19981202025949/http://www.pfuca.com/news/usenix.html USENIX REPORT]</ref>
*1998 Atlanta Linux Showcase Conference and Exhibition on Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24, 1998 in  Atlanta Apparel Mart, Atlanta, Georgia<ref>(Wayback machine) pfuca.com - [http://web.archive.org/web/19981203092505/http://www.pfuca.com/news/news.html News & Events Index]</ref><ref>(Wayback machine) pfuca.com - [http://web.archive.org/web/19990221101343/http://www.pfuca.com/news/linxcase.html Linux Showcase Report]</ref><ref>(Wayback machine) ale.org - [http://web.archive.org/web/19990225082311/http://www.ale.org/showcase/1998/ 1998 Atlanta Linux Showcase]</ref>
*LISA '98 Exhibition on December 9-10, 1998 in Marriott Copley Place Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts<ref>(Wayback machine) pfuca.com - [http://web.archive.org/web/19981203092505/http://www.pfuca.com/news/news.html News & Events Index]</ref>

PFU Systems also priced the Happy Hacking Keyboard at $189<ref>Linux Journal - [http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3147 Happy Hacking Keyboard]</ref> initially with a choice of one of three cables available. Additional cables were priced at $30 each and none of these included the Californian sales tax. Later on, the keyboard was discounted to $139<ref>(Wayback Machine) pfuca.com - [http://web.archive.org/web/19990225080511/http://www.pfuca.com/products/hhkb/hhkborder.html Happy Hacking Order Form]</ref>   

Further information about Happy Hacking Keyboard such as the keyboard design and actuation force, etc. was made available on the old PFU America web site in English:

*[http://web.archive.org/web/19990225000035/http://www.pfuca.com/products/hhkb/hhkblayout.html Key layout]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20000510092854/http://www.pfuca.com/products/hhkb/hhkbqual.html High Quality Key Structure]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/19981203092442/http://www.pfuca.com/products/hhkb/hhkbdetail.html Specifications]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/19981205194029/http://www.pfuca.com/products/hhkb/hhkbcnct.html How to connect]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/19991012190311/http://www.pfuca.com/products/hhkb/hhkbsize.html Comparison of keyboard sizes]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/19981205214901/http://www.pfuca.com/products/hhkb/hhkbfoto.html Photos]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20000929145610/http://www.pfuca.com/products/faq/hhkbfaq.html FAQ & Useful tips]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20100820193059/http://www.pfusystems.com/hhkeyboard/leaflet/hhkb_backview.html DIP switch settings]

A Linux Journal (formerly known as Linux Gazette) review<ref>(Wayback machine) Linux Gazette - [http://web.archive.org/web/19990428031019/http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue35/dinsel.html Happy Hacking Keyboard product review]</ref> was made available briefly discussing Happy Hacking Keyboard compatibility with Linux. It first appeared on Issue 35, December 1998 and was acknowledged on PFU America's website.

On May 28, 1999 PFU Systems provided 20 free Happy Hacking Keyboards to graduate students between January 1 and June 30, 1999 in the US. Graduate students completing their degree during the same time period were also eligible.<ref>(Wayback machine) pfuca.com - [http://web.archive.org/web/20010304220354/http://www.pfuca.com/news/new_grad.html FREE KEYBOARDS FOR GRADS !]</ref>

On December 10, 2006 PFU Systems declared Happy Hacking Keyboard as End-Of-Life.<ref>(Wayback machine) pfusystems.com - [http://web.archive.org/web/20071018020213/http://www.pfusystems.com/hhkeyboard/spec.html HHKB specs]</ref>

===Accessories===
PFU America released a whole bunch of accessories at one time for Happy Hacking Keyboard and subsequently Happy Hacking Keyboard Lite.<ref>(Wayback machine) pfuca.com - [http://web.archive.org/web/20000302023618/http://www.pfuca.com/products/acc/accindex.html Accessories Index]</ref>