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- Path: sparky!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!Dan_E_Babcock
- From: Dan_E_Babcock@cup.portal.com
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: NorthGate Keyboard Help
- Message-ID: <64751@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 06:36:52 PDT
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- References: <3gu5PB2w164w@cellar.org>
- Lines: 34
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- >Hey all..
- > For my latest project, I purchased a Northgate Omnikey Ultra X for
- >...
-
- > I had to change the wiring of the RESET button on the back
- >(Northgate didn't follow the specifications for resetting the Amiga from the
- >keyboard... bad Northgate!), which simply involved jumpering the KCLK line
- >to one side of the switch... So my accelerated Computer resets fine now.
-
- Yeah I made that enhancement too. I'd like to fix it in the keyboard EPROM,
- but I don't have time.
-
- > My problem (you knew there had to be one, didn't you?) involves some
- >of the extra keys on the board.
- > I have a modified Keymap that I got from GEnie for the keyboard, and
- >it adds some features.
-
- I don't know what the deal is with the keymap... I couldn't get that to
- work with _any_ software, so I gave up on it. My mouse utility QMouse has
- some Northgate key remapping "wired in" (Page Up, Page Down, Home, End) and
- it works with everything. QMouse is on Fish 697.
-
-
- >(by the way, the feel of the keyboard is just great ... Northgate is selling
- >them for $69, the Amiga Keycaps are $15...)
-
- > -steve
- >.............................................................................
- > tredysvr!cellar!swinokur -or- swinokur@cellar.uucp -or-
- > GEnie: S.WINOKUR -or-
- > 435 Norristown Road, Horsham PA, 19044
- >..................... Amiga: Hey, at least it works! ........................
-
- Dan
-