RE: Wireless Keyboards

  • From: Virgil Cook <vcook@xxxxxx>
  • To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 10:21:01 -0500

My Logitek does not need to be turned off.  Indeed, if there is a power 
switch, I haven't found it yet.

At 11:42 PM 2/20/2004, you wrote:
>Does the wireless keyboard need to be switched on and off, or is it like a
>remote control, only consuming power when a key is pressed?
>
>Bruce
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>On Fri, 20 Feb 2004, Aman Singer wrote:
>
> > Hi, Bob.
> >       Thanks for this information. I'm always on the lookout for good
> > boards that have great range. Do you actually get 150 feet from the board?
> > Further, how much did it cost, if you know, and how long does it run on a
> > set of batteries?
> >       Aman
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of Robert A. Bosken
> > Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 9:55 PM
> > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: Wireless Keyboards
> >
> > Mark:
> > I am using the Versapoint RF wireless keyboard, even now,  to type this
> > message.  Do a Google search for the "versapoint RF" wireless keyboard
> > manufactured by Interlink electronics.  It uses 900MHZ technology -- like
> > your cordless telephone -- to receive the wireless keyboard from the board
> > to the PC.  The keyboard has a 150 foot omni-directional range, and works
> > through walls, floors, etc.
> >       Simply connect the transmitter unit to your computer with a 
> simple USB
> > connection, place four double A batteries in the keyboard, and, um, 
> keyboard
> > away anywhere in your home. . . that's all there is to it.  No possibility
> > for conflicts with JAWS, since there is no software to install.   When used
> > in conjunction with a set of wireless headphones, the transmitter for which
> > should be plugged in to your computer's sound card, you can create the
> > perfect portable computer for a blind computer user.   The only thing 
> cooler
> > than these products is my wife --the  lovely lady whom bought them for me.
> >
> >
> > --- Bob
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> > Behalf Of Mark Arnold
> > Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 9:30 PM
> > To: JFW List
> > Subject: Wireless Keyboards
> >
> >
> > Hello List,
> >
> > Would anyone have any suggestions on wireless keyboards that work well with
> > JFW?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Mark
> >
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Virgil A. Cook, Associate Professor Emeritus
Department of English
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0112


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