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- From: olli@enea.se (Ola Liljedahl)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: MS Natural Keyboard
- Date: 1 Feb 1996 18:24:37 +0100
- Organization: Enea OSE Systems; "OSE - Design on a higher level"
- Message-ID: <4eqt0l$39v@gordon.enea.se>
- References: <320.6604T1215T1035@datashopper.dk>
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-
- Michael B Andersen asked:
- > I understand the Natural Keyboard has 2 extra "feature" keys, witch can be
- > used in W95.
- >
- > Is there any way theise keys could be used in stead of the Amiga keys, making
- > it usable on the Amiga?
- >
- > What else would be required to make it work?
- >
- > Is it possible at all?
-
- Ola Liljedahl answers:
- Let me quote from an old comp.sys.amiga.reviews article.
- The "me" below is the author of the review, john_freeland@freemf.wa.com
- (John Scott Freeland).
-
- PRODUCT NAME
-
- SwitchHitter PC keyboard to Amiga adapter
-
-
- BRIEF DESCRIPTION
-
- A keyboard adapter that allows you to use IBM AT compatible keyboards
- on your Amiga 2000/2500/3000/4000 and CD32. (More than likely, an easy
- solution will be available for A500/1000s.)
-
-
- AUTHOR/COMPANY INFORMATION
-
- Name: Dana Peters
- Address: #7 - 49 Sherway Drive
- Nepean, Ontario
- Canada K2J 2K3
-
- Telephone: (613) 825-7031
-
- E-mail: Dana_Peters@Mitel.COM
- World Wide Web: http://www.worldlink.ca/~dana
-
- <snip>
-
- During my search, Dana Peters and I got into an EMail exchange about
- a new gadget he was developing, the SwitchHitter. I was looking for support
- of the additional 'Windows' keys(at the bottom of the 'alpha' keys at
- approximately the same position as the 'Amiga' keys on a standard C=
- keyboard). Dana was very supportive and essentially did a custom design for
- the 'Natural'.
-
- <snip>
-
- LIKES
-
- I like the complete support of the Micro*oft Natural keyboard and
- the 'StickyKeys' feature is quite cool
-
- <snip>
-
- Almost all of the keys are mapped to do something useful:
-
- 101-Key Amiga And in addition and
- AT Keyboard Equivalent Most Notably :-)
- ----------------------------------- Microsoft Amiga
- PrtScr/SysRq | Help Natural KB Equivalent
- Delete | Del ---------------------------
- Insert | Alt-g (accent) Left Windows | Left Amiga
- Pause/Break | unused Right Windows| Right Amiga
- Home | Shift left arrow Menu | Left A-m
- End | Shift right arrow
- Page Up | Shift down arrow
-
- <snip>
-
- I should buy this switchhitter myself, my keyboard is massacred after an
- accident and needs some love to be usable.
-
- Regards,
-
- Ola Liljedahl
- olli@enea.se
- "OSE - Design on a higher level"
-