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From: B'ichela on 10 Apr 2007 02:15
Finally I got one of the two keyboards I won on Ebay for my
Imac/g3 to replace the older Mac Pro keyboard (black/silver) that
suffered a control key failure. STandard keys work good in both Mac
Os 9.2.2 and Debian Linux 3.1 (sarge). Some nice people in
comp.os.linux.hardware gave me some clues how to program the 7
multimedia keys under Linux. Now for the Mac side. There is 7 keys
above the keyboard. they have hireoglyphics but I will give them names
here based on their aparent use.
Envelope, Compaq support key, reload, power (could be CD also),
magnifying glass, airplane and shopping cart.
Is there a Mac Os 9.2.2 driver to use these keys? There is
also one extra key on the right side next to the Control key that
looks like a menu with a manifying glass.
The windows key becomes command and the Alt key is Option
(like expected) and it works fine even in Open firmware bootking as
well as pulling up the boot option at boot with holding down the
option key at the 'bong'
There is a little disappointment here too. Nothing major but
this KB does not quite match my Imac g3/400 allthought it looks good
with my Lexmark E232 laser printer and my Merlin 10 button office
phone that is on my desk. The lack of side USB ports isn't quite a
show stopper as I have a powered 7 device USB hub on my Imac (its also
silver)
Lastly the keyboard is a little wider than my older keyboard
and given what I know of the Microsoft Digital Pro Media keyboard that
is soon to be here (Second one I won on Ebay). my precious desk space
won't be enough room for that thing! This keyboard takes enough space
and makes my desk look cramped.
Keyboard feel isn't too bad, it feels fairly good but after
using an Apple Pro keyboard for over aa year this thing does feel
different to me. I haven't tried Apple's new white keyboard other than
once on a friends computer but I think I will go for one of those too.
Keyboard feel is very personal. some like them with a snappy
feel like my old IBM Model 5 keyboard, some like them mushy. After
using the older Mac Pro keyboard I had for over a year I have gotten
used to the softer feel.

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From: Jolly Roger on 10 Apr 2007 13:18
On 2007-04-10 01:15:54 -0500, B'ichela <mdalene(a)pinkrose.dhis.org> said:

> There is 7 keys
> above the keyboard. they have hireoglyphics but I will give them names
> here based on their aparent use.
> Envelope, Compaq support key, reload, power (could be CD also),
> magnifying glass, airplane and shopping cart.
> Is there a Mac Os 9.2.2 driver to use these keys?

You're kidding right? You want someone to write Mac drivers for
specialty keys on a Windows keyboard for Mac OS 9, which has been
all-but-dead for 6 years now. Good luck convincing anyone to put forth
the effort to do that. ; )

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