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Can I use a German A2000 keyboard?
« on: February 03, 2009, 03:22:52 AM »
I recently acquired an Amiga2000 keyboard for a future upgrade project. (A1200, PC-Key, tower)

My question is whether I can use it as the key layout is German. The system I'll be setting up will be US NTSC.

I take it the keyboard is German as there are umlauts over the O and A, and there is a double s.

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Re: Can I use a German A2000 keyboard?
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2009, 03:55:39 AM »
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Matt_H wrote:
Of course it'll work. The only thing to worry about when using Amigas from other countries is the power supply (and video standard, depending on how you're connecting your display device).

EDIT: Actually, the issue isn't the keymap, but whether Amiga keyboards can be used in the PC-Key. If they can, you're all set.


I thought that was the case, but I just wanted to be sure. Load US locale, and I'm set.  :-D

From what I read about the PC-Key, it uses the Amiga2000 keyboard or Amiga4000 w/ adapter.

BTW, if I were using the German locale, how do you activate the umlauts? Is it via a ctrl shift or something similar?
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