On 07/13/2015 05:19 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > The silicon overlay's are not stocked locally except for Apple Macs, as > in within 50 miles, and when ordering off the net, you've no faith that > the overlay they ship actually fits the keyboard in the same order. I > haven't done that in a while, perhaps a decade+, but they (Newegg IIRC) > shipped a 105 key overlay, and a 115 key keyboard.
The two links I provided are for a keyboard and a silicone overlay that is made exclusively for that keyboard. The overlay fits perfectly. It's spill proof although not submersible. It's very chip proof. You can pick up the wireless keyboard, flip it upside down, and the chips fall off easily. It's tough, but very flexible. For serious use, plan on replacing the overlay annually. I've never worn one out with occasional home shop use. You don't need to hitch up the mule and pull the wagon over treacherous West Virginny mountain passes to get to a Radio Shack that went out of business a year ago. I'm fairly sure that Amazon.com delivers... even way up a holler to some poor guy with a perennially flooded basement. I provided longer descriptive links, but they may have wrapped. Here are shorter links. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005DKZTMG http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DE7SHII I don't get any referral fees on these links. I'm just a happy customer. When I buy stuff on Amazon, I use the Amazon Smile program to donate a tiny amount (at no cost to me) to the organization of my choice. You can choose from a bazillion and a half charities. I chose Gun Owners of America. :-) http://smile.amazon.com PS - To answer your question to Andy, I doubt the wireless keyboards are causing the problem with LinuxCNC locking up when loading G code with multiple subroutines with the same name. The only wireless keyboard problem I've ever had with LinuxCNC is when installing a new system. The wireless keyboard communications occur after the BIOS startup, so a wireless keyboard doesn't work to press a key to enter the BIOS setup... for example, to tell the BIOS to boot from the USB drive to install Linux and LinuxCNC. Once the BIOS is running, the wireless keyboard has always worked exactly like a wired keyboard for me. I keep a wired keyboard for setting up new LinuxCNC machines. I don't know why the default BIOS boot order isn't USB-CD-FLOPPY-HD, in that order. Maybe Windows administrators don't want guys like me plugging in a Linux boot thumb drive and bypassing their silly Windows policies. :-D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don't Limit Your Business. Reach for the Cloud. GigeNET's Cloud Solutions provide you with the tools and support that you need to offload your IT needs and focus on growing your business. Configured For All Businesses. Start Your Cloud Today. https://www.gigenetcloud.com/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
