Re: Wired media keyboard

From	Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca>
Newsgroups	uk.d-i-y, comp.misc
Subject	Re: Wired media keyboard
Date	2016-01-17 19:44 -0500
Organization	National Capital Freenet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Message-ID	<alpine.LNX.2.02.1601171941510.26431@darkstar.example.org> (permalink)
References	(5 earlier) <160120161359124590%timstreater@greenbee.net> <dfv18iFt0s9U15@mid.individual.net> <obqk9bp5rfqfqtqsuosgnpjg9vqmcpronn@4ax.com> <3-ednU2II9dNLAbLnZ2dnUU78SudnZ2d@brightview.co.uk> <dg2bsnFss1oU1@mid.individual.net>

Cross-posted to 2 groups.

Show all headers | View raw

On Sun, 17 Jan 2016, Bob Eager wrote:

> On Sun, 17 Jan 2016 15:23:00 +0000, Andy Burns wrote:
>
>> Graham. wrote:
>>
>>> Bob Eager wrote:
>>>
>>>> Tim Streater wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Bob Eager wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The last keyboard I bought was in 1992. I am using it right now. You
>>>>>> can probably guess what it is.
>>>>>
>>>>> Something extremely clunky.
>>>>
>>>> Indeed!
>>>
>>> Something that came with a PS/2?
>>
>> PS/2?  Mine came with a PC/AT, I have various DIN and miniDIN cables for
>> it.
>
> I have one of those but they are not quite the same (disregarding the
> different plug)!
>
I thought it was the move to AT that caused the keyboards to change.  I'm 
not talking about the layout or the extra keys, but the original keyboard 
for the "IBM PC" had a certain set of keycodes, and the AT brought a 
different set.  So as long as you can adapt the old connector, anything AT 
and later is fine.

There were even keyboards that had a switch to go from the original 
keycodes to the AT.  I even found one keyboard where that switch wasn't 
externally available, I guess so it wouldn't be something flipped by 
mistake.  But unless you looked inside to see that switch, you'd not know 
that it was a later keyboard (or was capable of those later keycodes).

   Michael

Thread

Wired media keyboard Chris J Dixon <chris@cdixon.me.uk> - 2016-01-15 15:03 +0000
  Re: Wired media keyboard Jonno <me@privacy.nob> - 2016-01-15 16:26 +0000
    Re: Wired media keyboard Chris J Dixon <chris@cdixon.me.uk> - 2016-01-15 17:28 +0000
      Re: Wired media keyboard Alan Dawes <alan.dawes@argonet.co.uk> - 2016-01-16 12:33 +0000
        Re: Wired media keyboard Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-01-16 13:39 +0000
          Re: Wired media keyboard Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2016-01-16 13:59 +0000
            Re: Wired media keyboard Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-01-16 14:09 +0000
              Re: Wired media keyboard Graham. <graham-usenet@mail.com> - 2016-01-16 16:04 +0000
                Re: Wired media keyboard Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-01-16 18:18 +0000
                Re: Wired media keyboard Andy Burns <usenet.jan2016@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2016-01-17 15:23 +0000
                Re: Wired media keyboard Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-01-17 20:29 +0000
                Re: Wired media keyboard Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-01-17 19:44 -0500
                Re: Wired media keyboard Andy Burns <usenet.jan2016@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2016-01-18 08:51 +0000
                Re: Wired media keyboard RS Wood <rswood@therandymon.com> - 2016-01-22 12:25 +0300
                Re: Wired media keyboard "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-22 20:28 +1100
                Re: Wired media keyboard Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-01-18 09:04 +0000
          Re: Wired media keyboard Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-01-16 16:00 +0200
          Re: Wired media keyboard "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2016-01-16 16:16 +0000
            Re: Wired media keyboard Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-01-16 18:18 +0000
          Re: Wired media keyboard Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-01-16 16:21 +0000
            Re: Wired media keyboard Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-01-16 18:17 +0000
          Re: Wired media keyboard Reentrant <Reentrant@none.invalid> - 2016-01-16 17:15 +0000
            Re: Wired media keyboard pamela <invalid@nospam.com> - 2016-01-16 18:06 +0000
            Re: Wired media keyboard Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-01-16 18:16 +0000
              Re: Wired media keyboard Mike Tomlinson <mike@jasper.org.uk> - 2016-01-16 18:54 +0000
                Re: Wired media keyboard Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-01-16 20:35 +0000
              Re: Wired media keyboard Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-01-16 18:59 +0000
                Re: Wired media keyboard Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-01-16 20:36 +0000
          Re: Wired media keyboard Mike Tomlinson <mike@jasper.org.uk> - 2016-01-16 18:53 +0000
  Re:Wired media keyboard RS Wood <rswood@therandymon.com> - 2016-01-18 08:54 +0300
    Re: Wired media keyboard The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-18 08:41 +0000
      Re: Wired media keyboard Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-01-18 09:59 +0000
        Re: Wired media keyboard Tim Lamb <tim@marfordfarm.demon.co.uk> - 2016-01-18 10:16 +0000
      Re: Wired media keyboard Andy Burns <usenet.jan2016@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2016-01-18 13:01 +0000
        Re: Wired media keyboard Mike Tomlinson <mike@jasper.org.uk> - 2016-01-18 13:12 +0000
      Re: Wired media keyboard The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-18 19:18 +0000

csiph-web