Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:49:26 +0200 (CEST) From: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: USB Media Keys Message-ID: <200608160849.k7G8nQqf098983@lurza.secnetix.de> In-Reply-To: <E7BEA6AE-95F1-4C83-99E1-15307F7AA857@mac.com>
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Chuck Swiger wrote: > Nikolas Britton wrote: > > No I don't know of any USB keyboards with volume control... I'm picky > > about my keyboards... Most of them are old DEC, Compaq, and IBM > > keyboards with the standard key layout... I think the keys on most new > > keyboards are too soft etc. I'd like to get my hands on an old IBM > > buckling spring keyboard. > > They are still being made by a company called "Unicomp", at > www.pckeyboard.com. I'm not sure about their model names, but the > 101- & 104-key keyboards are outstanding. I believe they are still > only making PS/2 models, not USB variants, unfortunately... You can use PS/2-to-USB converters; they cost 15 Euros around here. I'm using one of those to connect my good old Logitech TrackMan Marble FX (which only existed in PS/2 and serial versions) to my USB-only notebook. Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing Dienstleistungen mit Schwerpunkt FreeBSD: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd Any opinions expressed in this message may be personal to the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of secnetix in any way. "If Java had true garbage collection, most programs would delete themselves upon execution." -- Robert Sewell
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