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From: dwl10@uts.amdahl.com (Dave Lowrey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: QUERY:  Ami Keyboard key electronics
Message-ID: <8dmO02SS815r01@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com>
Date: 23 Jan 90 01:15:03 GMT
References: <26182@cup.portal.com>
Reply-To: dwl10@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com (Dave Lowrey)
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Houston TX
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In article <26182@cup.portal.com> Classic_-_Concepts@cup.portal.com writes:
>
>  In my OLD RKMs, in the keyboard device section, it shows, quite surprisingl
>that the left shift key is actually two keys positions 60 and 30 in the
>matrix.  The RETURN is also shown as two keys (44 and 2B).  Can someone
>enlighten me:      
>    1.  I pried the keycaps off and discovered one pole for the shift key,
>        and 1 pole and one pole or post (I don't know the technical terms
>        for the parts) for the return key.  Are the electronics in there
>        for the extra keys (under the black plate between the circuit
>        board and the keycaps)?  I thought I would ask before taking apart
>        my keyboard.
>    2.  If the electronics are indeed in there, are they software addressable
>        as shown in the diagram?
>    3.  If the electronics somehow were nixed or never existed, why was this
>        decided?
>    4.  Do other Ami keyboards exist which take advantage of these two extra
>        keys?

The codes 30 and 2B are part of the "International" keyboards. The keys
are actually "cut" from the left shift and return keys.

You will not receive these codes from a USA keyboard.
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