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In article <[log in to unmask]>, Steve Brown <[log in to unmask]> writes >When we had dumb terminals the keyboards were programmable so that >various keys could be programmed to put in various text at a stroke, >codes, details of standard instructions, & a message into the internal >mail saying coffee, two biscuits, two paracetamol& no extras!! > >now we use pc's as terminal emulators & miss this function. Someone told >me the other day that you can buy programmable keyboards for pc's. Has >anyone used these, are they generally available? If you use kermit for terminal emulation you can program a couple of the keys as "macro" keys. We use Emis and certainly have programmed F11 and F12 successfully. I think Procom Plus is even more flexible for programming if you can get it going. Ask me if you want more info... -- Tim Walter GP and Medical Manager Newdocs Ltd. West Berks. Emis Web page : http://www.yingtong.demon.co.uk Nikon page : http://www.yingtong.demon.co.uk/nikon/current.htm %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%