linux // hardware imput device

• GOK Homepage - GOK (GNOME On-screen Keyboard) enables users to control their computer without having to rely on a standard keyboard or mouse. Latest stable release is 2.29, 2009-11-15.
• IMWheel - A daemon for X11, which watches for mouse wheel actions and outputs them as keypresses.
• Keyboard Mapping for Linux (KMFL) - Provides seamless international character support by adding a keyboard layer to the GNU/Linux desktop; allows on-the-fly switching of keyboard mappings.
• LinEAK Project - Linux Easy Access Keyboard - A utility to enable the use and configuration of special keys on Internet, Easy Access and Multimedia keyboards in Linux.
• SCIM - Smart Common Input Method - The SCIM platform project provides classic language support for multiple keyboards. It is available in the repositories of many Linux distributions, along with a selection of keyboards to use with it. Support for 30 languages with particular emphasis on Asian languages.
• Science and Technology in the Making (STIM) - MouseSite - An online resource for exploring the history of human computer interaction beginning with the pioneering work of Douglas Engelbart and his colleagues at Stanford Research Institute in the 1960s. This is an excellent computer history site.
• Synergy - An application that allows use of a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers running different operating systems; no special hardware is required.
• XBindKeys - A program that launches shell commands with a keyboard or mouse under X. Also available in French and German.