I was in a Big Lots store and they had a yellow and black keyboard with
large letters. It was obviously designed to be easy to read. Their web site
says it's only available in stores, not online. I recall the price as about
$5. Don't know anything else about it. HTH Bob Lendrim
On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 11:55 AM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>
> The keyboard that I have is an "Evercool" model W9868 "Multimedia LED
> Keyboard".
>
>
> The "Multimedia" designation reflects the presence of an extra row of
> buttons above the function keys, marked with icons for functions like
> Play/Pause, Volume Up/Down, Email, Search, and the like. I cannot find
> any reference to a driver for this keyboard -- the only reason I can
> think of that it might need one is to enable these extra buttons.
> The Illumination On/Off button is the rightmost in this extra row.
> That machine spend most of its time running Ubuntu Linux and only
> occasionally running Win7, so I've never actually used any other button
> in that row.
>
>
> The illumination is sufficient for me to find the keys with the lights
> out (because my wife is sleeping). It might or might not be sufficient
> for others.
>
>
> David Gillett
>
>
>
>
> John Green <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>
>
> Yes that Info would be appreciated
>
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> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Keyboard
>
> I use an illuminated USB keyboard, which I believe I ordered off of
> Amazon, but it's the same size as a regular keyboard and requires no
> special driver. (I think at one point I found a switch to turn the
> illumination off, but I never do that and can't find it now...)
> Since it's "normal" sized, I don't know if it would be useful, but if
> it would then I can look up the make/model and pass the info along.
>
> David
>
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [PCSOFT] Keyboard
> From: John Green <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Tue, March 19, 2013 12:59 am
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> Oh well usually I am offering answers, now I an asking for one:
>
> Situation;
>
> My eyesight is failing and I need a large illuminated keyboard. I have
> tried
> 3 1 was wireless Logitec and totally unacceptable.
>
> The other 2 are ROCCAT Izku and the Razer Anansi I installed the driver
> for
> both boards, and they both installed as "Other"
>
> In Device Manager
>
> (note) a Microsoft level 1 technician using remote access attempted to
> install the drivers every meathod I tried for an hour
>
> And he came to the conclusion the board was defective
>
> System Info;
>
> Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Main Board
>
> 16 Gb RAM
>
> Win 7 64 Bit
>
> KAS Pure 2 (Disabled for installation)
>
> I am awaiting receipt from GigabyteUSA verification the USB mouse &
> keyboard
> ports are USB2
>
>
>
> Does anyone have a suggested solution other than talk to text? (would
> you
> like to know how many mics I have thrown across the room?)
>
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