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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: monday on Tue, 09 April 2013, 05:26:53

Title: Chinese keyboard will it work?
Post by: monday on Tue, 09 April 2013, 05:26:53
sooo kinda a dumb question a Chinese keyboard will  work on my US pc right? I think yes being that a Korean or Japanese one will....
Title: Re: Chinese keyboard will it work?
Post by: laffindude on Tue, 09 April 2013, 05:33:21
Chinese keyboard = US ANSI.
Title: Re: Chinese keyboard will it work?
Post by: justin.wu on Tue, 09 April 2013, 06:05:51
Don't worry about that !!

you can use Japan keyboard in US PC , keyboard just a input device , all the key code is the same , but system will transform to your language :)

just do it !!

sooo kinda a dumb question a Chinese keyboard will  work on my US pc right? I think yes being that a Korean or Japanese one will....
Title: Re: Chinese keyboard will it work?
Post by: nsrexler on Tue, 09 April 2013, 08:43:30
The Chinese keyboard layout is actually identical to the US ANSI layout, the only difference is the legends printed on the keycaps. If you plug it into your computer it will function exactly like a US keyboard.
Title: Re: Chinese keyboard will it work?
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 09 April 2013, 08:53:31
actually most Chinese keyboards are not even printed in Chinese thanks to the use of hanyu pinyun romanization. I think looking for a Chinese-language printed keyboard is harder than a Chinese-made (Eg Keycool) keyboard that is exactly US standard.

The Chinese keyboard layout is actually identical to the US ANSI layout, the only difference is the legends printed on the keycaps. If you plug it into your computer it will function exactly like a US keyboard.
Title: Re: Chinese keyboard will it work?
Post by: daerid on Tue, 09 April 2013, 09:24:58
Unfortunately, English really is the global language
Title: Re: Chinese keyboard will it work?
Post by: monday on Tue, 09 April 2013, 20:31:35
The Chinese keyboard layout is actually identical to the US ANSI layout, the only difference is the legends printed on the keycaps. If you plug it into your computer it will function exactly like a US keyboard.

yeah thats why i wanted one the caps look kooool. So thats for all your guys help.
Title: Re: Chinese keyboard will it work?
Post by: qtan5370 on Wed, 10 April 2013, 00:02:30
Only the printing on the caps is different. And only keyboard from Taiwan would have Chinese version, in mainland, I never see one with any type of Chinese caps, expect it is made for learning 五笔....