Rich.Veraa@f71.n135.z1.fidonet.org (Rich Veraa) (04/16/91)
Index Number: 14944
In a message to All <08 Mar 91 23:34> John Jantzen wrote:
JJ> What I was wondering, was whether anyone on this echo has
JJ> experience of coping with such a problem, and could recommend
JJ> suitable hardware/software to help this guy cope, preferably from
JJ> personal exeperience. So far I am most interested in a set of
JJ> Microsoft keyboard drivers which cause shift, ctrl,alt to be
JJ> "sticky", so that they do not have to be held down simultaneously.
Here is a debug script for staydown for any DOS machine with a
standard keyboard. I would be lost without it on my PS/2 (though I
have an old XT clone with a 'replacement' 101 key keyboard, and
that one doesn't work so well). Just use DEBUG to make a file
called STAYDOWN.COM, put it in your root or UTIL directory, and put
"STAYDOWN" in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
N STAYDOWN.COM
E 0100 E9 36 02 53 54 41 59 44 4F 57 4E 20 31 2E 30 20
E 0110 28 63 29 20 31 39 38 38 20 5A 69 66 66 20 43 6F
E 0120 6D 6D 75 6E 69 63 61 74 69 6F 6E 73 20 43 6F 2E
E 0130 0D 0A 50 43 20 4D 61 67 61 7A 69 6E 65 20 FE 20
E 0140 4A 65 66 66 20 50 72 6F 73 69 73 65 0D 0A 24 1A
E 0150 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 00 00 2E 80 3E 50 01 00 74
E 0160 0A FB 50 E4 60 E8 6D 00 73 06 58 2E FF 2E 55 01
E 0170 E4 61 8A E0 0C 80 E6 61 8A C4 E6 61 FA B0 20 E6
E 0180 20 FB 58 CF 80 FC 4F 75 47 FB 2E 80 3E 50 01 00
E 0190 74 3A 3C E0 75 08 2E C6 06 53 01 80 EB 2E 2E 80
E 01A0 3E 53 01 00 74 18 3C 2A 74 0C 3C AA 74 08 3C 36
E 01B0 74 04 3C B6 75 08 2E C6 06 53 01 00 EB 0E 50 E8
E 01C0 13 00 2E C6 06 53 01 00 58 CA 02 00 F9 CA 02 00
E 01D0 2E FF 2E 55 01 A8 80 75 0B 2E 0A 06 53 01 2E A2
E 01E0 52 01 F9 C3 2E 80 3E 51 01 00 75 3A 24 7F 2E 0A
E 01F0 06 53 01 2E 3A 06 52 01 74 08 2E C6 06 52 01 00
E 0200 F9 C3 3C 38 74 14 3C B8 74 10 3C 1D 74 0C 3C 9D
E 0210 74 08 3C 2A 74 04 3C 36 75 E0 2E A2 51 01 2E C6
E 0220 06 52 01 00 F8 C3 2E A0 51 01 2E C6 06 51 01 00
E 0230 06 50 B8 40 00 8E C0 58 3C 36 75 08 26 80 26 17
E 0240 00 FE EB 6E 3C 2A 75 08 26 80 26 17 00 FD EB 62
E 0250 3C 9D 75 08 26 80 26 96 00 FB EB 3A 3C 1D 75 16
E 0260 26 80 26 17 00 FB 26 80 26 18 00 FE 26 F6 06 96
E 0270 00 10 74 3E EB 20 3C B8 75 08 26 80 26 96 00 F7
E 0280 EB 14 26 80 26 17 00 F7 26 80 26 18 00 FD 26 F6
E 0290 06 96 00 10 74 1C 26 8A 26 18 00 D0 E4 D0 E4 26
E 02A0 0A 26 96 00 80 E4 0C 26 80 26 17 00 F3 26 08 26
E 02B0 17 00 07 E9 44 FF 0D 0A 53 54 41 59 44 4F 57 4E
E 02C0 3A 20 24 55 73 61 67 65 3A 20 53 54 41 59 44 4F
E 02D0 57 4E 20 5B 2F 44 5D 5B 2F 55 5D 0D 0A 24 4E 6F
E 02E0 74 20 49 6E 73 74 61 6C 6C 65 64 0D 0A 24 43 61
E 02F0 6E 6E 6F 74 20 55 6E 69 6E 73 74 61 6C 6C 0D 0A
E 0300 24 55 6E 69 6E 73 74 61 6C 6C 20 45 72 72 6F 72
E 0310 0D 0A 24 44 69 73 61 62 6C 65 64 0D 0A 24 55 6E
E 0320 69 6E 73 74 61 6C 6C 65 64 0D 0A 24 41 63 74 69
E 0330 76 61 74 65 64 0D 0A 24 00 FC F7 16 00 01 33 DB
E 0340 8C C8 43 8E C3 3B C3 74 11 BE 00 01 8B FE B9 10
E 0350 00 F3 A6 75 ED C6 06 38 03 01 BE 81 00 80 3C 20
E 0360 75 03 46 EB F8 80 3C 0D 74 6D 80 64 01 DF 81 3C
E 0370 2F 44 74 1E 81 3C 2F 55 74 41 B0 01 BA C3 02 50
E 0380 52 BA B6 02 B4 09 CD 21 5A B4 09 CD 21 58 B4 4C
E 0390 CD 21 80 3E 38 03 01 74 07 B0 02 BA DE 02 EB DF
E 03A0 26 C6 06 50 01 00 BA 13 03 52 BA B6 02 B4 09 CD
E 03B0 21 5A B4 09 CD 21 B8 00 4C CD 21 80 3E 38 03 01
E 03C0 74 07 B0 03 BA DE 02 EB B6 E8 5C 00 73 04 B0 04
E 03D0 EB AD BA 1E 03 EB D2 26 C6 06 50 01 01 80 3E 38
E 03E0 03 01 75 05 BA 2C 03 EB C0 B4 C0 CD 15 BA 84 01
E 03F0 73 08 C6 06 54 01 09 BA 59 01 B4 35 A0 54 01 CD
E 0400 21 89 1E 55 01 8C 06 57 01 B4 25 A0 54 01 CD 21
E 0410 A1 2C 00 8E C0 B4 49 CD 21 B4 09 BA 03 01 CD 21
E 0420 B8 00 31 BA 34 00 CD 21 06 B4 35 26 A0 54 01 CD
E 0430 21 8C C3 07 8C C0 3B D8 74 05 BA EE 02 F9 C3 1E
E 0440 26 C5 16 55 01 B4 25 26 A0 54 01 CD 21 1F 26 F7
E 0450 16 00 01 B4 49 CD 21 BA 01 03 C3
RCX
035B
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Q
If you have downloaded this script file, remove
any captured communications header and then enter
DEBUG < filename
where filename is the name of this script file.
Hope this helps!
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Internet: Rich.Veraa@f71.n135.z1.fidonet.orgTom.Holloway@f75.n254.z2.fidonet.org (Tom Holloway) (04/16/91)
Index Number: 14947 >I use micro soft word processing but I never heard of the >sticky key feature, I suppose that would be a help. However, You can get STAYDOWN or 1-FINGER from several BBs in the USA and from the IBM people in Atlanta (or from PolyNet here in the UK on (44) 81-580-1690) but you might also like to contact me about an adapted keyboard which brings the Alt, Control and Shift keys out onto a row of big switches for one hand and leaves the other hand to press the keyboard buttons. Made for a colleague of mine by Elfin Systems of Reading, Berkshire, UK. Netmail me on this system for more information. -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!2!254!75!Tom.Holloway Internet: Tom.Holloway@f75.n254.z2.fidonet.org
Don.Blair@p3.f869.n681.z3.fidonet.org (Don Blair) (04/16/91)
Index Number: 14965 > FW> I believe that Northgate produces a keybord that will > FW> accomplish what > FW> you desire. > Thanks very much for this information. Could you please inform > me of the availability of Northgate products, as I am in > Tasmania, Australia, and a little out of the mainstream of > product supply. Have no objection to purchasing direct from > the USA. I think this KB might be useful, but I'll have to > get full specs before I buy. > Cheers, John J. > G'day John... I don't know what it is your after as I missed your original msg.. Thought I'd tell you of some imformation available here in OZ.. I have MS and am not severely disabled but when I realized I would no longer be able to work full time.. My aunt had just died and was completely bed ridden for a couple of years B4 she died.. I was already heavily into BBSing but didn't realize until it was too late, how much richer her life could have been through the use of a modem and some devices attached to a computer.. She could have been communicating with people all over the world instead of lying all day and just looking out of her window.. I decided to investigate as to just what was available for disabled people to allow them to interface to a computer.. In the phone book here in South Australia I found a number for Disabled Information.. They were most helpful and sent me heaps of pamphlets and information.. I was amazed to discover that as long as you have control of 1 muscle in your body, with the right software and hardware you can do everthing from controlling the household, word processing, modeming to just about jumping on a space shuttle.. They also put me onto a technical place here in S.A. who design aids for disabled people here.. They are the Regency Park College of Technical Education. The aids they design are custom made for the user.. Hope I've helped.. Don... -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!3!681!869.3!Don.Blair Internet: Don.Blair@p3.f869.n681.z3.fidonet.org