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What? A $300 keyboard?
« on: October 13, 2007, 03:25:34 PM »
Will the latest Microshaft $300 keyboard be compatible with the Amiga if you use the proper keyboard adapter & software?
But there is a cheaper one by Logitech, only $199.95...
Just wondering and wandering.....Tony
 

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Re: What? A $300 keyboard?
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2007, 03:37:01 PM »
Where did you get the info from on this?

Hey hang on a sec, 300 WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?????????


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Re: What? A $300 keyboard?
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2007, 03:55:12 PM »
Edit: double post.
Time to move on.  Bye Amiga.org.  :(
 

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Re: What? A $300 keyboard?
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2007, 04:00:10 PM »
I don't see why not, provided your computer can do USB.  I've been eyeing the Logitech diNovo since it was $300, not they're  ~$100 (or ~$150 with the laser mouse).

BTW, two things.  $300 is just the MSRP.  And, it's wireless, rechargable, and comes with a laser mouse which drives the cost.
Time to move on.  Bye Amiga.org.  :(
 

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Re: What? A $300 keyboard?
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2007, 04:35:04 PM »
What is the difference between a regular optical mouse and a laser mouse?
 

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Re: What? A $300 keyboard?
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2007, 04:41:53 PM »
I've got one of those (I just ordered the mouse and I got the complete desktop, lol) - since it's Bluetooth, there's probably no way to run it on an Amiga, lacking an appropriate stack.

@tomas
Rather than using a simple camera, a laser mouse is more like a   laser scanner, yielding a higher resolution. Laser mice even work on (most) glass surfaces.
 

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Re: What? A $300 keyboard?
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2007, 05:29:01 PM »
In this case about $80.00 :-)
:-D[color=CC0000]Why do we make the seemingly simple more complicated?[/color][/b]
 

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Re: What? A $300 keyboard?
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2007, 05:31:15 PM »
Tomas,
Simple, optical uses a red light through a clear plastic (or glass) thing and uses the red light to pass signals though to the PC / Amiga etc.
Laser's basically uses a laser, obviously, (such as you would find on a CD drive) and works in a similar way but is known to be even more accurate and doesn't beam any light apart from a real tiny red dot which you would only make out by looking straight inside from a certain angle.
I'd Google or Wiki it for better more accurate detail.
 

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Re: What? A $300 keyboard?
« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2007, 05:59:06 PM »
tokyoracer: you might want to add a disclaimer before advising people to look at laser-beams ;-)
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Re: What? A $300 keyboard?
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2007, 06:31:03 PM »
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Tomas wrote:
What is the difference between a regular optical mouse and a laser mouse?


Easy, you won't catch Dr.Evil with an army of optical mice  :-D
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Re: What? A $300 keyboard?
« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2007, 07:03:52 PM »
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arkanoid wrote:
tokyoracer: you might want to add a disclaimer before advising people to look at laser-beams ;-)


Even more so because they're invisible infrared lasers - you will see nothing at all until the beam has damaged your retina - DON'T!

If you insist on seeing the beam, use a camera with an electronic viewfinder - any old camcorder or modern digicam will do. May get damaged as well... :smack:
 

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Re: What? A $300 keyboard?
« Reply #11 on: October 13, 2007, 07:26:02 PM »
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Doobrey wrote:
Easy, you won't catch Dr.Evil with an army of optical mice  :-D

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