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From: singer@XN.LL.MIT.EDU (Matthew R. Singer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: ALR 386 keyboard
Message-ID: <866@xn.LL.MIT.EDU>
Date: 19 Jan 88 14:51:09 GMT
Organization: MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA
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Keywords: Keyboard redefintion program request



Back in the old days of the original 64K motherboard IBM PC, there
was a freeware program called DEFKEY which allowed you to swap the
shift and \ keys (or any others for that matter).  

After awhile, my keyboard died and I replaced it with a keytronics 
which had the keys in the right place...

Now the problem:

I just purchased an ALR 386/220 which has the new style "enhanced"
keyboard with the caps lock key where control should be.  I can
almost deal with the esc key being a the top by the function keys
but I cant deal with ctrl being next to the space bar.  Makes
using Emacs a royal pain.

Now the question:

DEFKEY (from 1983) won't work on this new machine (or any AT) I 
have been told.  Is there a similar key redefintion program that
will work on 286/386 class machines? Or can anyone suggest a 
replacement keyboard which has the keys in the right place?
Can I use a 5150 (I think??) keyboard from a standard PC on this
machine? I know that you can't on the original Compaq Deskpro...


Help!!!! I can't type on this thing!!!


Matt Singer