Re: recon Jap computers

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Ian W. Wright" <Ian@i...> wrote:

> This should not be a problem as the characters produced by the

keyboard are

> governed (normally) by a keyboard map within the operating system.

In MS

> windoze this is under 'control panel / international settings' and

similarly

> in Linux / KDE.

Let's see if I got that correct. It is only what appear on the
monitor screen that is different? The signal that goes to the output
(serial/parallel port) would be the same?

For example: Depressing the key L if in, say, notepad, would cause a
character L to appear, while, in a controller program, would send a
signal to the parallel port that causes the tool to jog left. (no
problem either way.

Just for illustration sake, if the controller program uses the key ;
to send the signal to the parallel port to move left, this would
still not cause a problem, because the same signal is sent, but the
only difference would be, had we been using notepad, some character
other than ; (for example ') would have appeared. The tool would
still have jog left by design?

> Over here in the UK we often have to change this setting as most

software

> seems, for some reason beyond my comprehension, to assume that

everyone

> wants to use the Americanised version of English ;o)
>
> Best wishes,
> Ian
> --
>
> Ian W. Wright
> Sheffield, UK

BTW, would you by one in a million chance be that Ian Wright that
travel all over the world in the Lonely Planet?

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "keongsan" <keongsan@y...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...>
> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 9:11 AM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] 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