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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 5:33 pm   Post subject: Mac keyboard on Windows ? Reply with quote Back to top  
Simple question : Can i use the Mac keyboard(the new white keys/transparent-frame one) on a PC ? There's no ALT or CTRL, so... i dunno.


(i got the idea from farmboy's hypercube mod - http://www.bit-tech.net/article/155/17 - bottom of the page)

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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 6:56 pm   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
Uh dude, there are ALT and CTRL buttons... and an "Option" one too. Oh and the panic button is there in case you need help (I shit you not, there's a button on every Mac kb that says "Help").

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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 7:54 pm   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
Crikey ! You serious ?! Cool...


But does it work on a PC ? That's the question. That keyboard + the new Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer would make a good combination.

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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:02 pm   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
Got any pics of that keyboard? I'm not sure what you're talking about -- you mean this one?

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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:30 pm   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
Yes you can use a mac usb keyboard on a pc.

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Post Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 4:47 am   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
Doomhammer wrote:
Got any pics of that keyboard? I'm not sure what you're talking about -- you mean this one?


This keyboard :



onefast1 wrote:
Yes you can use a mac usb keyboard on a pc.


But does all the keys work without any external driver ?

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Post Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:48 am   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
Yes, Windows will see it as a human interface device when plugged in and then recognize it as a MAC keyboard. walla!

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Post Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 8:56 am   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
Thanks onefast... i just came back from the store and i bought one. Along with the M$ Intellimouse Explorer, that's gonna be one slick combo on my desk !

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Post Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 12:51 am   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
Hi all, google led me here.

Has anyone discovered a solid method to get the F13-F15 keys on a Mac KB to work as their window counterparts (PrintScr, SCR, Pause)?
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Post Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 1:31 am   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
Welcome to the forums and the pound, JDex! Grab a spot by the beer bowl but leave them nuts alone! Big Smile

Yer talking about the USB keyboards, yes? Wink Smile

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Post Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 1:41 am   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
Yes... the new ones, and the aftermarket USB ones (like the knsington slim type)... actually I have found a pretty solid way now, so maybe it will help some one...

Applekeys2 for WinXP (Mirror)

I had tried it before posting, but wasn't getting any results. Now it seems to be working, not sure what the problem was.

Now if I could just find a way to program the media keys at the top of this Kensignton Board. Very Happy

Thanks for the response.
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Post Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 1:44 am   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
I did find this... Wink Smile

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I found a solution: install Microsoft's IntelliType 4 software. Claim your keyboard is a Natural Keyboard Pro, & F13 is mapped to PrintScreen. The software/driver also doesn't interfere with the volume keys.


Maybe that will work... Big Smile

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Post Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 10:07 am   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
Hey JDex, are you the same JDex from www.cgtalk.com forums?

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Post Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 11:09 am   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
are you stalking him, Ly?

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Post Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 11:29 am   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
No I just thought I saw someone I knew.

Lets see if I can continue to bait him by mentioning XSI.

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