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From: zoara on 23 Jan 2010 19:35 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > > > > This was a keyboard designed for Macs. Keyboards designed for > > > > Windoze > > > > don't have Mac style command keys, do they? > > > > > > Assuming you mean the Mac's 'Command' (curly pretzel) key, no. > > > > What we used to call the Apple key, until Apple took the Apple > > symbol > > off it. > > I still think of it as 'Helicopter', but for the life of me I can't > remember where I picked that up from. I thought it was the IKEA key. You might have to look up how we came to that conclusion, cos it was slightly obscure. Or it's the kitten key if you're Bella. -z- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm
From: Pd on 24 Jan 2010 09:50 zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> wrote: > Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > > I still think of it as 'Helicopter', but for the life of me I can't > > remember where I picked that up from. > > I thought it was the IKEA key. You might have to look up how we came to > that conclusion, cos it was slightly obscure. > > Or it's the kitten key if you're Bella. To be boring, symbols.com calls it the cross of St. John, or St Hans' cross. Or maybe John and Hans are still squabbling over custody. Vikings thought it was pretty magic too. <http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/25/2518.html> -- Pd
From: Tim Streater on 24 Jan 2010 11:04 On 23/01/2010 21:25, Dorian Gray wrote: > In article<l6udnTxX7cS0f8TWnZ2dnUVZ7rJi4p2d(a)brightview.co.uk>, > Tim Streater<timstreater(a)waitrose.com> wrote: > >> And the fn key is just above the forward-delete key, >> but I've no idea what it's for. > > Then you're not reading the rest of the thread (see "Re: Aplgies for > errors and confusion was Re: newcomer"), otherwise you would know > exactly all the things it is for. :) Well, I do now, old bean old fruit old stick old son old chap old man old boy, having read the rest of the thread. -- Tim "That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted" Bill of Rights 1689
From: James Dore on 26 Jan 2010 06:13 On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:33:06 -0000, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:55:10 +0000, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> > wrote: > >> On 2010-01-22 15:38:23 +0000, Woody said: >> >>> I have a sparc to PS/2 keyboard adapter (by belkin I think), which was >>> quite handy when I used to that way. I am sure there are USB ones >>> available somewhere >> >> Type 7 keyboards are USB. I think... Get them before they get rebranded? > > They're cheesy and light as well though. No fun. > > Cheers - Jaimie Indeed. I have a type 6 with my Ultra80, flimsy plastic and proprietary Sun connection. Worst of all worlds... Cheers, -- James Dore New College IT Officer james.dore(a)new / it-support(a)new
From: Chris Ridd on 26 Jan 2010 06:44
On 2010-01-26 11:13:18 +0000, James Dore said: > Indeed. I have a type 6 with my Ultra80, flimsy plastic and proprietary > Sun connection. Worst of all worlds... Didn't Sun used to use ADB? -- Chris |