2 Feb
2006
2 Feb
'06
12:56 p.m.
Doc Shipley wrote:
One of these days I need to pick one of those up to experiment with. Though
how on earth do you get the extra Apple keys on an IBM keyboard?
Huh. I've had RS/6000s that wouldn't play
nice with a PeeCee
keyboard, but I've never seen an RS/6000 keyboard that didn't work on a
PeeCee.
It wouldn't work with the IBM MPro that I had (Dual CPU Pentium II), however,
it seems to work with my current systems (IBM Thinkpad and an HP box, they're
connected via a Cybex KVM). So far no issues, though I think my wrists are
going to need to get used to using it again.
You have it
working on your G5!?!? Of course I'm still running my Apple
Extended II Keyboard via a USB-ADB converter :^)
Yep, with a no-name USB-to-dual-PS/2 adapter. That Apple Extended II Keyboard thing always
tickles me - I hate 'em
with a passion, but I completely understand why people pay $50-75 for
the old IBM clickety keyboards. It must be a "where you came from" thing.
So, the iMate works on a G5? Somebody asked me that recently. He's
sticking with a DP G4 because he heard his iMate wasn't supported on the
Big Gray Box.
I used a *lot* of different keyboards prior to the Apple Extended II
Keyboard. It has a very nice solid feel to it, and I've been using it now
for 9 years (three Mac's). In my case, I don't think it's a "where you
came
from" thing, I simply like the way it feels, and they way it sits on my
desk.
A *assume* what I'm using is an iMate. There are a couple of things that
require a modern Apple USB keyboard, but that's only if you're trying to
enter keycodes during startup. For that I simply hook the keyboard that
came with it up to the front. I don't remember having any such issues with
my G4. The other thing is F12 (I think that's right) ejects the CD.
Zane