What keyboard for a 14-inch G4?

I have a 14-inch iBook G4, 1.33 GHz. It is missing the "L" keycap and the "nub" underneath it. Make typing most anything a challenge! I thought I would try getting a USB keyboard for it, and looked on Ebay. How can I tell which keyboards (new or used) will work with my iBook? Portability is not an issue, since the screen is cracked, and I have it attached to a monitor on my desk.

Hey leafbyniggle,
How can I tell which keyboards (new or used) will work with my iBook?
Any of the older USB Mac keyboards will work with your iBook. Like any for the iMac CRTs, the white Pro keyboard. The new thin Aluminum one would be the only one I can think of off the top of my head that has had issues about working. Don't remember the exact post.
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