25 Sep
2011
25 Sep
'11
5:09 p.m.
On 25/09/11 7:51 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
Yes. I guess you haven't been paying attention...
--Toby
>>
I'll admit that I don't know what happens with the "Windows" key on
>> a 5170, but I suspect it's ignored with or without a beep.
> What happens when you press<Ctrl>-<Esc>?
On Sun, 25 Sep 2011, Chuck Guzis wrote:
Good point. Almost all of the keyboards that I
use daily (IBM and
NCR) lack the Windows key, so if you say that the same sequence is
sent, then I'll trust you.
I'd have to dig out my TSR keyboard code (or rewrite it) to find out.
It "behaves" the same, from a user perspective, but that doesn't
necessarily mena a hardware match.
I hate the idea that every keyboard with the
funny symbol must carry
an acknoledgement to MS on the bottom. I wonder if there's a royalty
that goes along with it, or if it's bundled in with the Windows
license.
AH, but what happens when the computer company sells a computer with an OS
other than Windoze? Does Microsoft still demand that the windoze license
be paid on EVERYTHING that the company makes, including Linux machines? Even if not, MS would certainly demand their gram of
flesh for the use of
their trademarked "dry rot" (with pieces dribbling off) logo. MS
presented the "new" logo at the 1991 Developers' Conference, and was
surprised that they didn't get enthusiastic response.