> From: David Klaus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [G] PC keyboard functionality on a Mac > > Turning on the computer from a USB keyboard is a non-standard thing. > As long as your Apple keyboard is plugged directly into the Mac, it > works great. But if you plug the KB into a hub then into the Mac it > wont work, unless the Hub supports using the supplied trickle > current. Also many third party KBs didn't support it. This caused > enough support issues for Apple that they ended up dropping it. I > miss being able to press the power key on my KB to start my PowerMac > 9600. It is one of those "user experience" things that set the Mac > apart from PC's.
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