[AccessD] Ctrl Break

Doug Steele dbdoug at gmail.com
Thu Sep 20 17:14:51 CDT 2012


This is a bit of a kludge, but I use it in Windows on my Macbook - there is
a utility program called OSB.exe (for 'On Screen Keyboard') that comes with
windows 7.  It gives you a mouse-clickable image of an old style keyboard.

Doug

On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 2:49 PM, David McAfee <davidmcafee at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sign of the times.
>
> They were keys from the old DOS days.
>
> The majority of programs don't use those keys anymore.
>
> Most Dells don't come with floppies, or even CD drives anymore either.
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Tony Septav <TSeptav at uniserve.com> wrote:
>
> > Hey David
> >
> > Why don't you plug your old keyboard in? Or go buy another keyboard, such
> > as
> > a Logitech or MS Natural?
> >
> > ------------------
> >
> > Yes I can do that and probably will have to, one way or the other. But I
> > bought a product and how dare they change the rules and insinuate it is
> my
> > fault and my problem.
> >
> >
> >
> > Sorry Guys I am not a hot head but when I see this crap coming from MS
> and
> > DELL it makes my blood boil. Really I would like to take em down and take
> > em
> > down good. Reality not likely. Ahhhh we are not going to change anything,
> > they are bigger powers than us.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks for letting me vent.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of David McAfee
> > Sent: September-20-12 4:10 PM
> > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Ctrl Break
> >
> >
> >
> > Why don't you plug your old keyboard in? Or go buy another keyboard, such
> >
> > as a Logitech or MS Natural?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Tony Septav <TSeptav at uniserve.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > Hey Rocky et All
> >
> > > I just pisses me off when a hardware company and now along with MS can
> >
> > > start
> >
> > > changing things and saying "Hey to bad, live with it". I contacted Dell
> > and
> >
> > > mentioned my problem and they gave me the salesman's response "Sorry
> Sir
> >
> > > that is how it is". They said feel free to return the unit at no cost
> and
> > I
> >
> > > said but I have already spent a week installing everything and I am up
> > and
> >
> > > running, what do think I am a "jelly fish", that is when I told them to
> > FO
> >
> > > and also mentioned no wonder your stocks are down 18%.
> >
> > > The little guy always get screwed.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Tony Septav
> >
> > > Nanaimo, BC
> >
> > > Canada
> >
> > >
> >
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