From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 16 08:49:34 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5B0D16A4E0 for ; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:49:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (lurza.secnetix.de [83.120.8.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D1A5143D46 for ; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:49:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (gnmrgr@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k7G8nQq9098984 for ; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:49:31 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from oliver.fromme@secnetix.de) Received: (from olli@localhost) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id k7G8nQqf098983; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:49:26 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from olli) Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:49:26 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: <200608160849.k7G8nQqf098983@lurza.secnetix.de> From: Oliver Fromme To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: X-Newsgroups: list.freebsd-questions User-Agent: tin/1.8.0-20051224 ("Ronay") (UNIX) (FreeBSD/4.11-STABLE (i386)) X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.1.2 (lurza.secnetix.de [127.0.0.1]); Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:49:31 +0200 (CEST) Cc: Subject: Re: USB Media Keys X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:49:34 -0000 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