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- Path: morgan.ucs.mun.ca!gnoel
- From: gnoel@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (George Noel)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: PC keyboard on the Amiga (was Re: Walker compatible)
- Date: 20 Apr 1996 10:56:38 GMT
- Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Sender: gnoel@plato.ucs.mun.ca
- Message-ID: <4laft6$384@coranto.ucs.mun.ca>
- References: <19960418.7BAF780.F14F@mother.com>
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- Summary: Windows
- Keywords: Shudder
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- In article <19960418.7BAF780.F14F@mother.com>,
- Jason Quigley <quigs@mother.com> wrote:
- >Patrik Radman wrote:
- >
- >>Have you seen one of the new "Win95" PC keyboards?
- >>They have three extra keys on the keyboard which could be remapped
- >>to the special amiga keys:
- >> Left Windows -> Left Amiga
- >> Right Windows -> Right Amiga
- >> "Menu" (Or whatever it's name is) -> Help
- >>
- >>All it takes is a couple of stickers, instant amiga keyboard! :)
- >>This would let everyone choose their own favourite keyboard, even one of the
- >>ergonomic ones.
- >
- >Been done. In Wonder Computers Inc's last days the Lazarus devision released
- >their "KB-10" keyboard interface which does exactly what you mentioned. AND
- >the still unused keys could be remapped to other functions. The one we used
- >in store had the page up/page down keys set up to allow one key swapping of
- >public screens. Hopefully now that Wonder is returning as Wonder Intl we'll
- >see this little critter back on the market soon.
-
- I shudder the thought of actually giving any portion of money to
- Microsoft via the Amiga again but the Windows keyboard is a nice keyboard
- I must say. Though it would take some time getting used to the different
- placement of the keys, especially the "left Amiga" and "Right Amiga", and
- especially the control key.
-
- EPP Parallel port aided by Intel and Windows keyboard by Microsoft, with
- Escom being a PC dealer, think this was done intentionally to give these
- companies a share of the pie?
-
- >Quigs
-
- -=*George*=-
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