Das Keyboard must have loved the way Apple does their branding, there is iPhone 3G and 3G S, Das Keyboard has Das Keyboard and now they have ... version S with many features listed here:
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20091014005720&newsLang=en (http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20091014005720&newsLang=en)
I woud like to ask keyboard experts here what how come PS/2 could achieve Full-N-Key and do you think the Quiet Silent version use the same switch (I suspect them using the brown switch).
I woud like to ask keyboard experts here what how come PS/2 could achieve Full-N-Key and do you think the Quiet Silent version use the same switch (I suspect them using the brown switch).
I'm putting my bets on Cherry Blacks.
We need a DIP Switch Tutorial!
I only said Blacks are quieter because you have to be a masochist to constantly bottom them out.
the weird hybrid mentioned above(does that actually exist?)I'm afraid not. :lie:
I only said Blacks are quieter because you have to be a masochist to constantly bottom them out.
I'm not sure if this was already mentioned, but I have confirmation that Cherry MX Browns will be used in the silent versions of the DAS S.
because it'sShow Image(http://www.daskeyboard.com/images/front-view-model-s-pro-794x395.png)
Why not get a normal Cherry Brown board instead of one with an ugly blob, ugly name and premium price?
Why not get a normal Cherry Brown board instead of one with an ugly blob, ugly name and premium price?
Exactly. PS/2 is a wire protocol which was made for keyboards: it sends only 3 things over the wire:
-command
-key press event
-key release event
The only limit here is in buffer size (16 events) because your computer may not always be able to process the events in a timely manner.
USB on the other hand is a general purpose serial wire protocol used to connect peripherals to your PC. Different devices will use a different protocol on top of USB, for keyboards it is USB HID (Human Interface Device).
USD HID doesn't use key events, instead it uses a special kind of "data packets". Each time the keyboard is polled, it sends a table of keys which is currently held down. The computer can then figure out which keys are pressed or released by making the difference between the previous table and the current one. The limit here is the table size, but most devices are able to choose their own size. The only exception are keyboards.
When you turn on your PC, you may want to get into your BIOS setup. For this reason, USB keyboards are required to use a simplified and fixed way of talking to the PC so the BIOS doesn't need to know everything about the USB HID standard. Instead, the key table is limitted to 6 keys + modifiers.
Custom USB drivers could be made to understand a custom HID "data packet" so they contain more keys. It isn't so feasible to do though as you'll need to make one for every flavour of OS. Because of this, most vendors simply tend to use the default drivers instead and we have to live with this limitation.
I suspect there might still be a way around all this, at the risk of incompatibility with some operating systems.
Because it's the Universal Serial Bus?
I just wish they had offered the Silent model with blank keys. If I get one, I'll have to buy another set from elitekeyboards.
Apple users have noticed and don't sound too happy. The Das Blog comments here (http://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/?p=430#comments).
If they were going to remove a Windows key, why not remove the right one?
I wouldn't worry about it. The new Magic Mouse can do everything. It'll even type for you. I'm suprised they're shipping the new iMacs with a keyboard.
(J/K, I'm actually kinda interested in checking out the new Magic Mouse.)
I wouldn't worry about it. The new Magic Mouse can do everything. It'll even type for you. I'm suprised they're shipping the new iMacs with a keyboard.
(J/K, I'm actually kinda interested in checking out the new Magic Mouse.)