Northgate OmniKey Dvorak Configuration is MS-DOS Compatible (74271)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.1
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.2
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.21
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3a
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.01
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q74271 SUMMARY
The Northgate Computer Systems OmniKey Ultra keyboard, in any of its
Dvorak configurations, is completely transparent to MS-DOS versions
3.x and later.
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The OmniKey Ultra keyboard has the capability of changing keyboard
layout configurations. It contains a processor that receives signals
from the keyboard. The processor compares that signal to one of its
four internal tables: QWERTY (normal), Dvorak Standard, Dvorak
Right-Handed, or Dvorak Left-Handed. You can specify which table the
processor look at by using a DIP switch or key combination; see the
"Keyboard Addendum to OmniKey Ultra User's Guide" for more details.
The processor translates the impulse to the character signal that
would come from a key in the same physical position on a keyboard with
the layout of the table that the OmniKey keyboard processor is
currently looking at. The processor then passes along the translated
impulse to the PC. The keyboard configuration is completely
transparent to MS-DOS and can be used with any IBM-compatible PC.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/12/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB74271 |
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