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I need a replacement 520c keyboard, and somebody else has offered me a 520 keyboard, but I don’t know if they’re interchangeable. Can someone confirm this for me?
Thank you!The keyboards are interchangeable between all 500 series PowerBooks.
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The most fascinating part is you actually WANT one of these keyboards! It's fascinating because even many Japanese here in Japan don't. Even the people who do want one don't use it as a JIS keyboard! Apple Japan has therefore long offered both the JIS and the US keyboards. The only reason to have a JIS keyboard is if you lack the knowledge of Roman entry. Meaning, to generate the character か with the Roman entry method you must type "ka" while Kotoeri is active and in the Hiragana entry mode. It's drop dead easy and most Japanese know it, and it's actually faster than trying to type the actual か character on a JIS keyboard by pressing the key with か printed on it. If you use the Roman entry method for Japanese, there is no meaning whatsoever to have all those Hiragana characters showing on the keys. It only clutters up the keyboard. Some people like it for sentimental reasons, perhaps. But I personally loath them because I want a clean look and because I type Japanese using the Roman entry method.That's true. I wanted the option for a JIS keyboard instead of US...
*** @JDWcan set me straight because I know JIS is the industrial standard which includes writing systems but, aside from Kanji/Chinese written, I'm afraid I'm still foggy on the other systems.
Shouldn't 1 be represented as " – " ?
I'd like to see a photo of yours if different from the one below......my 145B keyboard has it screened onto the 1 key