USB Keyboard and mouse

I have just purchased a Beige Powermac G3 MT, and I would like to use a USB keyboard with it.
I do have an AppleDesign keyboard, but it's not that nice to type on.
If I were to use an Apple Pro keyboard and mouse would this just work fine on the G3 right from startup or would I have to wait for MacOS to load before they work propely?
Also, how would I go about switching on the computer using a Pro keyboard? Is this only possible with the ADB keyboard?
Are there any other Apple ADB keyboards that are much nicer to type on than the AppleDesign keyboard which I could use if the Pro keyboard won't work properly on the G3?
Thanks
Steve

Stephen,
Start-up is easy. Keep the old Apple ADB keyboard attached but tuck it out of the way so only the power button is accessible. Keeping an ADB board attached is also useful because of the variety of startup key combos that help with maintenance and debugging.
To use a USB keyboard, you need to install a PCI card that gives you USB ports. Avoid USB cards marketed by Belkin; some of theirs have not played well with the Beige G3. Consider a FireWire/USB combo card; they don't cost that much more and open the world of FireWire to you (nice, fast external hard drives, for example).
Any USB device will not go active until the USB extensions load. That's why the old ADB board is nice to keep attached--it is active all the time, using the same power bypass system that keeps PRAM contents when the computer is turned off.
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