--- "n.nb iybhhhhhjk./jhnnjmk,l.;'/" > First, I'm surprised that an Apple keyboard would > work on a PC at all.
The key scancodes for each letter, number, symbol etc are the same on all USB keyboards I've run into. The differences are in extra "special" things like the Winlogo and Menu keys or the Mac's Power key. So you can plug a PC USB keyboard into a Mac and it'll work except I don't know if the Command key maps to anything. Control should be Control and Alt would be Option. (My Apple Design ADB board has both Alt and Option on the same key.) Windows keyboard shortcuts. <http://familyinternet.about.com/library/weekly/aa110902a.htm> I searched bout couldn't find what keystrokes pressing the Windows Key sends or if it's a single, special command impossible to duplicate by pressing two or more keys present on the "standard" 101 key AT keyboard. <clip> > a USB keyboard, which I don't believe would > work in DOS Most PCs with USB built into the motherboard have a "legacy" or DOS support option in the BIOS setup program. That supports a USB keyboard and sometimes a mouse but likely nothing more than the two main buttons. And very very likely only if they're plugged directly into the main ports, not into a hub. That's for straight DOS use or booting Windows 9x in DOS mode. If you're skulking about the thrift and pawn shops, looking for olde keyboards, look on the bottom for a small switch. For much of the period from 1984 (when the IBM PC/AT was introduced) through the mid 1990's, many keyboards were sold that could switch between XT and AT modes. The Gateway Anykey was a popular model for use in places where people used to the PC and XT style with the function keys down the left end and people who liked the AT style with the single row of function keys across the top would be using the same computer. The board had 124 keys and could be programmed with macros that sent multiple keystrokes to the computer. ===== "When you are wrestling for possession of a sword, the man with the handle always wins." Hiro Protagonist __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com -- Mac-N-DOS is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac-N-DOS list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-n-dos.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-n-dos%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
