Re: Wioreless Keyboard

["Greg Andrzejewski" <pressyourluck85@yahoo.com>]

"Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote in message 
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> : > Has anyone played with one of these yet?
> : > I have one hooked up but I can't get the
> : > keyboard settings in control panel right.
> : > It seems to repeat and skip things I type
> : > a lot. Let me know if you've had any luck.
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> : When were these wireless kb's manufactured? Don't you need the Reset 
> button
> : to turn on your mac? Or was it designed for the ol' switch macs? What 
> mac
> : model was the first to use the power key on to keyboard? I wanna say LC
> : 575.....
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> As far as needing the reset, it's yes. Putting one on a remote
> device, it's next to impossible. The reset switch is simply a
> short in the lines, which ones I am not sure of as yet. Very
> difficult to simulate that remotely.
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But couldn't you have the base station short the wires when it detects the 
reset key being pressed? Seems like a pretty big drawback to me. You'd need 
to attatch a hardwired keyboard just to turn the comp on.

-Greg