Re: [PCWorks] Keyboard Questions
- From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin" <PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 01:22:45 -0500
Tom I've been wondering why you haven't replied, then I just
realized that I stopped receiving PCworks posts! Something is
obviously wrong with my email on this domain. I checked the
archives and found this post (and another) of yours.
So if you cousin sent me anything, I didn't receive it. Get
them to use that other email address of mine I gave you a
couple of years back.
I always prefer PS/2 devices too, I hate USB mice and keyboard,
they cause problems. It's a pain to get them to work in DOS,
and in safe mode, plus more drivers and resources are needed
for them. There's not a single plus to using them. This is
yet another area where I say "what the hell were they
thinking".
I'll reply to your other post I found next.
-Clint
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tomm"
Hi Clint,
I think my cousin will be coming to visit tomorrow and I'll
have her look at my favorite keyboard (one that no longer
works) and get the brand and model number from it and send it
to you. It's around twelve years old. I thought it is a
Belkin but either I'm wrong or Belkin doesn't make keyboards
anymore. I couldn't find keyboards on the Belkin website.
This six dollar one I just purchased, originally fourteen
dollars, isn't too bad but I do miss the right side Windows
key. Several keyboard commands use the Windows key in
combination with other keys and if I have to use the left
Windows key along with a key that also requires a key used by
my left hand, well, you can see the awkwardness of that. The
begin, end, page up and page down keys are positioned
differently than all other keyboards I've used but I can get
used to that. I might buy another one just to have a spare.
It does have to be PS2 and not wireless. I know, I'm just an
old curmudgeon!
Thanks,
Tom
** Message Separater **
>Tom does it have to be corded or can it be cordless? Is
>there anyway you can have someone either send me an image of
>exactly what you want, or get them to get you the image and
>then send it to me?
>
>>>"Color isn't important but black would be preferred."
>
>I had to chuckle at that. ;-)
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tomm"
>
>Since I am a blind computer user and use the keyboard a lot
>with my screen reader, I've worn out two of them. What
>actually happened is that one or more of the wires have
>broken at either the keyboard or the PS2 connector. I found
>a new keyboard at jr.com:
>
>MSI ZG600006
>Microsoft ZG6-00006 121 Key Standard Keyboard
>
>for around $6.00 and $2.95 shipping. It's a very nice
>keyboard but there's a few features I don't care for and I
>was wondering if someone might suggest another model or brand
>that would be more to my liking.
>
>This one has just one Windows key, to the left of the
>spacebar. To the right of the spacebar is the alt key, the
>context key and the control key, no Windows key.
>
>I prefer having two Windows keys, one to the left of the
>spacebar and one to the right of the spacebar along with the
>context key.
>
>One of the old keyboards I have has the backslash key to the
>right of the right shift key and that is very handy for me
>and I like that feature a lot too.
>
>It must be a PS2 connector.
>
>Color isn't important but black would be preferred.
>
>I can get used to this one but if I could find one with those
>minor differences I'd like it better, so if anyone has
>suggestions I'd be interested in hearing them.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Tom
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