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Blank key between left ctrl and alt
Posted: 15 Nov 2014, 12:29
by arda
I have this keyboard
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Advanced-Logic- ... 258bce2aa3 converted into ps2.
I want to program its blank key with Sharpkeys or keyboard layout manager. However I cannot managed to identify the blank key between ctrl and alt. It is not included in model m keyboards i think.
Posted: 15 Nov 2014, 13:05
by Muirium
There is no key in the picture. Just blank space, as was typical on PC keyboards before the Windows key came along.
Posted: 15 Nov 2014, 13:30
by arda
Posted: 15 Nov 2014, 14:15
by Daniel Beardsmore
That looks like a Monterey K101, similar to my [wiki]Tulip_ATK_030244[/wiki] (mine's a K102):

- Tulip ATK 030244.jpg (240.58 KiB) Viewed 3030 times
That extra key accommodates the fact that most European layouts have one extra key; the US model would simply have a key left blank to save manufacturing two versions of the keyboard. You may find that if you switch to a European layout, that key will do something — a US layout may not be expecting that key to exist, though I would have thought it would still send a code and therefore generate a character.
(The eBay auction on the other hand is an NMB keyboard.)
Posted: 15 Nov 2014, 14:18
by Muirium
Looks like a nice keyboard.
Those extra mods are definitely handy. As long as you can access them. If you keep having trouble, I'd try Soarer's converter.
http://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/xt-a ... 0converter
Posted: 15 Nov 2014, 14:28
by arda
Thank you all. I checked and yes internals are also very similiar with tulip 030244. I don't need usb support yet. I have these 2 "advanced logic research" keyboards one at home one at work.
I just want to assign a windows key and menu key.
Posted: 15 Nov 2014, 14:35
by arda
I rechecked again and I think they are monterey k104 clone because of the xt at switch
Posted: 15 Nov 2014, 14:46
by Daniel Beardsmore
The Monterey K101 is a clone of the Monterey K104 …?
Posted: 18 Nov 2014, 16:52
by arda
Daniel Beardsmore wrote: The Monterey K101 is a clone of the Monterey K104 …?
I think K104 is newer version of K101 and it hasn't a/s/x switch.