Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!maverick.ksu.ksu.edu!unmvax!uokmax!servalan!ben From: ben@servalan.uucp (Ben Mesander) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Northgate Amiga keyboard 1000/2000/2500 **Review** Message-ID: <1990Nov12.150542.29152@servalan.uucp> Date: 12 Nov 90 15:05:42 GMT References: <7590.273de7ba@jetson.uh.edu> Organization: Ministry of Silly Walks Lines: 27 In article <7590.273de7ba@jetson.uh.edu> honp9@jetson.uh.edu (Jason L. Tibbitts III) writes: > >What about software? Since there are extra keys on the keyboard (F11, F12, >Page up, Page dn, Ins, Del, etc.), isn't some sort of Setmap required before >the system recognizes them? As is necessary for the all amigas except the >A1000, as they all have the extra keypad keys. > >Or are the extra keys nonfunctional? > Some of the extra keys are used for things like Left Amiga, Right Amiga, etc. Others are taken care of via the usa1 keymap, which even Amiga 1000 owners use unless they are using certain AmigaDOS 1.0 software. Some of them are not used by keymap usa1. I haven't messed with them, but they keyboard's manual does include what scancodes are returned on keyup/down for all keys. I suppose you could pick a keymap where they did something, or make your own with any of the various utilities to edit keymaps. >-- >\/ Jason L. Tibbitts III // | THEnet: {George|Jane|Elroy|Judy}::HONP9 >/\/"Blob Shop Programmers: // | SesquiNet, Telnet, etc: HONP9@JETSON.uh.edu >\/ Because We're Bored!" \X/ | CREN (BitNet): HONP9@UHVAX1 "Ewige >/\ . DISCLAIMER ." Whose opinions did you think there were?" ; Blumenkraft" ben@epmooch.UUCP