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Driverless PC/5250 122-key Keyboard
from BOSaNOVA for IBM AS400 and iSeries Client Access |
The BOSaNOVA PC/5250 122-key keyboard can be used with
any PC or Thin Client connected via Microsoft Windows Terminal Server or
Citrix. It is driverless, enabling it to be integrated smoothly in all
operating systems. As a result, organizations can look forward to
regaining the benefits of true terminal-style productivity.
A typical PC keyboard has only 101 keys (104 keys on a
Windows keyboard), in sharp contrast to the 122 keys that were standard
in the conventional midrange environment. For users of traditional
non-programmable terminals who were used to the full set of 122 keys,
moving to a PC or Thin Client can mean a big loss in production. Up to
36 new key combinations are required to perform tasks previously
performed with single keystrokes on the traditional 122 key keyboards.
Although industry-standard PC/5250 122-key keyboards
work well enough with a PC or Thin Client running embedded 5250
emulation software, they are not fully functional when the user attaches
to Windows Terminal Server or Citrix. The keyboard, in these instances,
functions only as a regular PC keyboard; typically the upper function
keys do not work. The BOSaNOVA 122-key keyboard, however,
works perfectly in both PC and thin client
environments. |
