Re: [NTLK] FreeKey

From: Victor Rehorst (victor_at_newtontalk.net)
Date: Mon Aug 09 2004 - 12:12:56 PDT

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Jim Grich wrote:
> Doing a little research about FreeKey, it looks like this program was
> used after attaching a Newton keyboard to a PalmPilot cradle to make it
> function with the Palm. The driver software on the PalmPilot (5 KB)
> translates input from the keyboard.
> Any other findings?

The problem is there are *two* things called FreeKey which are related to the
Newton.

One is a hardware device + driver that lets you use a PC or MAC keyboard with
the Newton:

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Flo_Biehler/FREETOP.HTM#FreeKey

The other is a PalmOS driver for the Newton keyboard (which was partially
responsible for driving up the price of Newton keyboards back in 97/98 - damn
Palm users :)

http://www.jimthompson.net/palmpda/Keyboard/newtkey.htm

Archive.org has a copy of the FreeKey site:

http://lin.kz/?dl0eu

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