Re: Stop swimming upstream

From: Robert Deininger (rdeininger_at_mindspring.com)
Date: 08/30/03 

Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 12:02:26 GMT

In article <aqD7TcujmKLN@eisner.encompasserve.org>, Kilgallen@SpamCop.net
(Larry Kilgallen) wrote:

>In article <KZR3b.3782$T6.3240@news.cpqcorp.net>, "Fred Kleinsorge"
<kleinsorge@star.zko.dec.com> writes:
>>
>> "Larry Kilgallen" <Kilgallen@SpamCop.net> wrote in message
>> news:9cvzPLm8xfQd@eisner.encompasserve.org...
>
>>> Is this fixed in the USB standard ?
>>
>> Yes. Vendor, device, etc. The format and codes are fairly well defined and
>> full. We autodetect the LK463 as well as the japanese kb, etc.
>
>Does the LK463 have the control key in the traditional VT100 location ?

It's been a LONG time since I saw a VT100 keyboard.

The LK463 has exactly the same layout as the LK461, and the other VMS-type
keyboards since the advent of the ALT key.

The controller in the LK463 knows both USB and PS2. It detects what kind
of port it's connected to and send the right signals. The cable is USB,
but it comes with a dongle that converts the USB plug to PS2.

I've used the LK463 on a DS10 alphastation running VMS and DECwindows and
everything just worked. Tried it briefly on an Apple Powerbook running OS
X.something. The system recognized the keyboard, but I didn't take the
time to figure out the keyboard-definition stuff in OS X. The LK463 works
on PeeCees too, but applications often assume the keyboard is the regular
PC layout and ignore any "extra" keys.

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