Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!public!timm From: timm@public.BTR.COM (Timothy M. Maffett timm@btr.com) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Extended keyboards and cases. Message-ID: <493@public.BTR.COM> Date: 28 Sep 90 19:44:30 GMT References: <31562@nigel.ee.udel.edu> Organization: BTR Public Access UNIX, MtnView CA, Contact: cs@btr.com 415-966-1429 Lines: 41 In article wayned@wddami.spoami.com (Wayne Diener) writes: >>In article <31562@nigel.ee.udel.edu> S36666WB%ETSUACAD.BITNET@ricevm1.rice.edu (Brian Wright) writes: >>Hello, >> >> I am curious to find out whether or not an extended keyboard has been >>thought about. 5 more function keys would make VT100 a lot more useable. >>Separate pg up and pg down keys would be nice also. There are probably >>a few more keys that would be nice too, maybe an insert key? >> > >Since I've just started working for a keyboard manufacturer, I've kind >of been wondering myself if there might be any use for new/replacement/ >modified keyboards for the Amiga(s). If it looked like the market might >support 5K + keyboards in the near future, I could probably generate >enough interest at work to get a new keyboard out for the Amiga. > >| // Wayne D. Diener | >| // Spokane, WA | >| \\ // E-mail reply to: | >| \X/ To: isc-br!hawk!wddami!wayned@uunet.uu.net | I have never seen this mentioned on the net before so... Northgate (a LARGE PC clone manufacture) also makes a variety of replacement keyboards for PC and other computers. Well one of these computers is the Amiga 2000/2500/3000. The manuals for the keyboard are about 1/3 dedicated to Amiga specific hookup, explantations on how to use the extra keys (makeing an extended keymap, etc.) The keyboards are quite nice, have a good feel, etc, and are said to be the most popular replacement keyboard for PC's. They come in a bunch of different key configurations, some with >20 Function keys and all the other vt220 keys. You can make keymaps for these keyboards which support all of the keys on the amiga. If you pick up a computer shopper some time they usually have 5-10 pages devoted to the different models. They range from around 89$ for a 101key model up to around $150 for the top of the line ~150 key model. They keyboards have such nifty things as keybaord controled key repeat speed/delay/acceleration, key click/or no key click, .... I found out about these on GEnie, where someone has posted keymaps, and other misc. info regarding these keyboards. -tim I am in no way affilitated with anything, I just like my keyboard :)