recon Jap computers

Hi,

There is now a huge supply of old Jap computers and notebooks going
at reasonable prices. Only problem: the keyboard behave slightly
differently from the normal (american?) keyboards we are used to. The
alpha numeric keys are the same, but when we depress the : key
(shift+;) to get : we get ; instead, if I remember correctly. There
were a few more differences, involving / \ ' " etc.

Anyone has experience using such computer-keyboard combinations with
CNC equipment? Anyone see any potential danger?

keongsan