Clueless in Seattle
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Hi! I just joined and this is my first post.
I'm trying to resurrect an MS-DOS based note-taking system I used a decade or more ago on a Toshiba 1910CS laptop.
The problem I'm facing is finding a laptop with twin pairs of Alt & Ctrl keys, one set on each side of the spacebar like on a standard PC keyboard.
The old DOS software I was using depended heavily on keyboard shortcuts using the Alt and Ctrl keys.
On that old Toshiba 1910CS I was able to run a DOS keyboard remapping program called Prokey, that allowed me to remap a couple of the keys on the right side of the spacebar to work as Alt and Ctrl keys.
But that old 1910CS died and I'm trying to replace it with a hand-me-down Satellite 2545XCDT. Trouble is, I can't get Prokey to work on the 245XCDT.
I'd be grateful for some help in figuring out a way to remap a couple of the keys, for example the Del key and the left arrow key.
About a year ago a fellow in another forum suggested I try modifying the scan codes with assembly language. But I haven't a clue what that means.
I'm open to all suggestions, including chucking the laptop I have and finding another one that would be more usable for me.
Will in Seattle
a.k.a. "Clueless"
I'm trying to resurrect an MS-DOS based note-taking system I used a decade or more ago on a Toshiba 1910CS laptop.
The problem I'm facing is finding a laptop with twin pairs of Alt & Ctrl keys, one set on each side of the spacebar like on a standard PC keyboard.
The old DOS software I was using depended heavily on keyboard shortcuts using the Alt and Ctrl keys.
On that old Toshiba 1910CS I was able to run a DOS keyboard remapping program called Prokey, that allowed me to remap a couple of the keys on the right side of the spacebar to work as Alt and Ctrl keys.
But that old 1910CS died and I'm trying to replace it with a hand-me-down Satellite 2545XCDT. Trouble is, I can't get Prokey to work on the 245XCDT.
I'd be grateful for some help in figuring out a way to remap a couple of the keys, for example the Del key and the left arrow key.
About a year ago a fellow in another forum suggested I try modifying the scan codes with assembly language. But I haven't a clue what that means.
I'm open to all suggestions, including chucking the laptop I have and finding another one that would be more usable for me.
Will in Seattle
a.k.a. "Clueless"
