David Rollo wrote:
>
> Jim Walsh wrote:
> >Does anyone have information about keyboards with additional function
> >keys?
>
> ============
>
> I've been using a Cherry programmable keyboard for the last five years. It
> is a high-quality ultra-reliable German product. It has 24 function keys
> along the top, which are programmable in 10 "layers", giving access to 240
> stored key sequences. You can remain within a single layer by pressing one
> of those 24 keys, or transfer to another layer, e.g. when you work in a
> different application, or briefly access any of the 240 stored functions by
> pressing the left-sided Control/Shift/Alt Keys in combination with one of
> the 24.
>
> In addition, it repeats the function keys F1-F10 down the left side of the
> keyboard (so that there are 34 physical function keys). This is a great
> boon for inveterate keyboard users, because common combinations such as
> Control+F4, Alt+F4 are much more easily accessed on the left than at the top.
>
> Two negatives are the price (about $US 180 in Australia -- probably cheaper
> in the U.S.), and the fact that although it works perfectly well in
> Windows 95, it can only be programmed in MS-DOS mode, so when you are
> setting it up you have to switch back to that.
>
> I just bought a second one last week for another computer -- the
> construction hadn't changed in five years, although the price had gone up
> significantly. This model is called G80-2100 HDU. I notice they have
> later models also.
>
> You can see a picture of it at http://www.rota.com.tw/cherry/1CY1236.JPG.
> There is description of other Cherry programmable keyboards at
> http://www.simpletechnology.com/applications.htm.
>
> David Rollo
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