IBM Rapid Access Keyboard

Post by UZnal
Rapid Access Keyboard

Controlled by a CHICONY, VER-A, HT82K19C-1, L-shaped board (rotate "L" 90°
counter-clockwise) with 14 tip switches and LEDs. Exactly same length as M
buckling spring keyboard, or longer by more than an inch than a conventional
keyboard. Rapid access keys wisely placed in a row right to the num block
and they do not distract.

UZnal

2005-07-24 20:24:10 UTC

Rapid Access Keyboard II drivers also support the first Rapid Access

Keyboard?

NO, but installs OK (what for?). RAK-II keys are in a row and you cannot
redefine the "Internet" key. RAK does not have such a limitation.

BTW, careful, ALLFILES.TXT of the IBM FTP has been reduced in size by about
140KB, they have again deleted some entries from the list.

What about OS/2 and PS/2 ....?

Works like a conventional 101-102 keyboard, also on Win9x. Typing this text
with it now, feels a bit too soft but speed is OK, faster than with the
previous Siemens keyboard.

UZnal

2005-07-24 21:02:19 UTC

Post by UZnal
Rapid Access Keyboard

Hey ... I did it, it works and plays CD. Cool ... volume and CD player
controls on the keyboard. Key presses are echoed on the screen, font and
color are customizable.

Files and Drivers:

You find the FTP drivers listed only in Daniel's Supersite
ALLFILES.TXT(thank you, Daniel!) and can dld them also from the IBM FTP.

"rakv13n1.exe" and "rakv13n2.exe" are for English Win9x, but do the trick I
did for other languages: Look inside one of the "setup.*" files, see if your
language requires a directory (like GERMAN\SETUP.INS), if so, create the
directory and copy all files from ENGLISH to it. If not, get the 8M intl
pack.

Read in any case the SETUP.* files, you can customize the setup process.

ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/options

rapidusr.pdf 1245618 06-09-98 Rapid Access Keyboard user's guide.

rakv13n1.exe 1254339 03-10-99 Rapid Access Keyboard files and drivers for
Windows 95 or Windows 98 version 1.3. For
download to make floppy disks, 1 of 2.
*** Ed: self-extract

rakv13n2.exe 389120 03-10-99 Rapid Access Keyboard files and drivers for
Windows 95 or Windows 98 version 1.3. For
download to make floppy disks, 2 of 2.
*** Ed: self-extract

raknt.exe 3279872 06-09-99 Contains the files and drivers for Windows
NT
4.0
*** Ed: not yet tested

rak2intl.exe 8084209 09-14-99 Rak2vintl.exe contains the Multi-Lingual
installation drivers for the Rapid Acess
Keyboard.

rak2intl.txt 11103 10-14-99 rak2vintl.txt contains installation
information on how to download the drivers
(in
English).

David L. Beem

2005-07-25 14:58:58 UTC

Hi Unal,

Post by UZnal
Rapid Access Keyboard

As so to let you know you are not talking to yourself, I have a few RAK
around the house. Initially I DLed the software from where I got the
keyboard itself, Pretty Costly Shipping Overhead, aka PC Surplus Online.
With the last setup I tried they had already pulled the files, so I was
bottoming out.
In any regard the RAK3 (USB) drivers didn't like going on a W95C Aptiva
for the RAK2. Never would have thought I needed a language adjustment, but
this will be for Spanish since my household will converse mostly in that for
a little time. Maybe I can do an NT test for you too.
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

UZnal

2005-07-25 18:22:52 UTC

Hi David,

Post by David L. Beem
Pretty Costly Shipping Overhead, aka PC Surplus Online.

You know, you give them 1 Euro, perhaps 2, and they rush in to buy beer or
Coke, it was a hot day and my ice melted. Not that I really needed the RAK
but the wrist rest was tempting. The better buy of the day was a SCSI
PlexWriter 4x, with a 2-drop cable and a caddy, 3 Euros. I like those
Plextors, CD player controls are on the front panel.

Post by David L. Beem
Never would have thought I needed a language adjustment

It is just the install program for the license agreement and the driver
messages, nothing else, but easy to fool. Not needed for the proper
operation of the RAK.

Post by David L. Beem
Maybe I can do an NT test for you too.

Would be nice and I want to do it too just to see how and what happens.

David L. Beem

2005-07-25 21:15:00 UTC

Hi Unal,
In addition to the links you have posted (and I have all the files you
mentioned too) I have what I raided from IBM FTP awhile back at
www.gilanet.com/David/RAK. Just as I got them, covering a few more models of
RAK (like the wireless version I have on my media console). Hope that helps.
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

David L. Beem

2005-07-25 22:59:37 UTC

Hi Unal,

...and I have all the files you mentioned too...

Except for the international ones, which I couldn't find online...
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

David L. Beem

2005-07-26 02:53:57 UTC

Hi Unal,

...Maybe I can do an NT test for you too.

Would be nice and I want to do it too just to see how and what happens.

(Original) RAK installed drivers & works fine under NT (but I've not
any soundcard present). I had the keyboard attached to the system all along,
never loaded the drivers before. Just the stock applications template (and
the palm rest) was included with the keyboard though.
On the W95C system with a RAK2 it is harder. I can program the keys,
but it never enables them (a little help with registry key entries maybe).
There was some failed RAK driver installs on that system & it is going to be
upgraded to W98SE anyway.
For all the RAK3 keyboards I have installation CDs & generally they are
on my newer systems (W2K or XP). I did have to burn my own installation CDs
(grab everything out of the directory it made & drop them in place) for the
W95 & NT systems, mainly because I switched the Keyboard setup in Control
Panel to list the version of RAK that was on the system (and that takes you
through the install routine again). Warning: If you don't have the CD fabbed
the computer (especially NT, with no way to cancel out of just a modal
dialog box) won't like it.
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

UZnal

2005-07-26 11:48:44 UTC

Hi David,

I checked your RAK page. A scan for drivers in the ALLFILES.TXT of different
times shows some more bundles:

**.../pccbbs/pb_options (Sep 2002) or .../pccbbs/commercial_desktop (Jan
2005)

gd0z17us.exe 11137956 06/13/2001 MIGR-4XNLS3 IBM Rapid Access Keyboard II
driver for Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, and
NT 4.0.
gd0z17us.txt 683 06/13/2001 MIGR-4XNLS3 Installation instructions for
Rapid Access Keyboard driver for Windows
95, 98, Me, 2000, and NT4.0 (English)

**.../pccbbs/netvista_bios (Sep 2002) or .../pccbbs/netvista_drivers (Jan
2005)

ge0z23us.exe 19370517 09/06/2002 MIGR-40226 IBM Rapid Access Keyboard III
driver for Windows 98, 98SE, Me, 2000, and
XP
ge0z23us.txt 5359 09/06/2002 MIGR-40226 Installation instructions for
IBM Rapid Access Keyboard III driver for
Windows 98, 98SE, 2000, and XP (English)

**.../pccbbs/netvista (Sep 2002, Jan 2005)

441020bppc.exe 2682831 10/19/2001 MIGR-39991 IBM Rapid Access Keyboard II
driver for Windows 98SE (PeoplePC)
441020bw.exe 2681308 10/19/2001 MIGR-39995 IBM Rapid Access Keyboard II
driver for Windows 98SE
441020bwf.exe 2682590 10/19/2001 MIGR-39993 IBM Rapid Access Keyboard II
driver for Windows 98SE (Working Families)

441020cppc.exe 4444268 10/19/2001 MIGR-39992 IBM Rapid Access Keyboard II
driver for Windows Me (PeoplePC)
441020cw.exe 4425903 10/19/2001 MIGR-39996 IBM Rapid Access Keyboard II
driver for Windows Me
441020cwf.exe 4444155 10/19/2001 MIGR-39994 IBM Rapid Access Keyboard II
driver for Windows Me (Working Families)

***Ed: You may need this one below:

gd0z18us.exe 6096409 12/20/2001 MIGR-4RBRG4 Rapid Access Keyboard II
driver for Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP,
and NT 4.0
gd0z18us.txt 12949 12/20/2001 MIGR-4RBRG4 Installation instructions for
Rapid Access Keyboard driver for Windows
95, 98, Me, 2000, XP and NT4.0 (English)

sbledoff.exe 186760 08/08/2002 MIGR-4RTUDT Utility to disable Standby LED
function of Rapid Access Keyboard II
sbledoff.txt 2216 08/08/2002 MIGR-4RTUDT Installation instructions for
utility to disable Standby LED function of
Rapid Access Keyboard II (English)

Post by David L. Beem
On the W95C system with a RAK2 it is harder. I can program the keys,
but it never enables them (a little help with registry key entries maybe).

See note above, it seems as if there were different drivers for Aptiva or
Options (mainly rak*.*) and Netvista, in any case the file names are
different.

Post by David L. Beem
For all the RAK3 keyboards I have installation CDs

I skip RAK3 and wireless RAK.

Post by David L. Beem
Except for the international ones, which I couldn't find online...

rak2intl.exe was listed in Supersite's ALLFILES.TXT, so it should be there,
but I think it supports only the first RAK. I did not attempt to dld it from
the IBM FTP. Supersite has .../pub/pccbbs/... whereas IBM.../pc/pccbbs/..

The file SETUP.INI lists the keyboard ID:

; list the valid keyboard ids (used if CheckKeyboard is TRUE above)
[KeyboardIDs]
1=433EFA

A full dump of SETUP.INI follows:

; specify settings for version installs
[Version]
; Setting AptivaWare to TRUE results in a shortcut to EZ Buttons
; Customization being created from the Aptivaware folder off of
; the Start Menu.
AptivaWare = FALSE

; Setting CheckKeyboard to TRUE results in a check during install
; to see if the current keyboard is an EZ Buttons keyboard. If
; it is not, installation will abort.
CheckKeyboard = TRUE

; **Ed: originally FALSE

; Setting StartApp to TRUE results in the EZ Buttons background
; process getting started at the end of install. This is useful
; during a silent install to avoid the need to reboot the
; computer.
StartApp = TRUE

; **Ed: originally FALSE

; Setting StandAlone to TRUE results in additional DLLs
; required to run EZ Buttons. On Aptiva models these
; are common DLLs and therefore do not need to be
; installed with this installation. For the Options
; group, installation may be on machines that do not
; have these common DLLs thus StandAlone should be
; set to TRUE to get these DLLs to be installed
StandAlone = TRUE

; for telephony version, use the following
; VolumeControl = FALSE
; HelpFile = 4atezcfg

; for volume control, use the following
VolumeControl = TRUE
HelpFile = rapidacc

; list the valid keyboard ids (used if CheckKeyboard is TRUE above)
[KeyboardIDs]
1=433EFA

David L. Beem

2005-07-26 15:34:13 UTC

Hi Unal,

Post by UZnal
I checked your RAK page. A scan for drivers in the ALLFILES.TXT
of different times shows some more bundles:...

Ok, I should have every file up you've mentioned.

Post by UZnal
See note above, it seems as if there were different drivers for Aptiva
or Options (mainly rak*.*) and Netvista, in any case the file names
are different.

I took the STANDALONE flag to mean the Aptivas had base IBM DLLs
preinstalled. In any regard I have left it as STANDALONE, because this
Aptiva had the hard drive wiped before I got it. Eventually I have another
to replace it (but the hard drive was removed) that will have W98SE loaded
(both are now 200MHz MMX with at least 128Mb of RAM).

Post by UZnal
rak2intl.exe was listed in Supersite's ALLFILES.TXT, so it should be
there, but I think it supports only the first RAK. I did not attempt to
dld it from the IBM FTP. Supersite has .../pub/pccbbs/... whereas
IBM.../pc/pccbbs/..

But it does have a '2' in the filename. Normally I've been wanting to
install the program in English, then have it show messages in Spanish. But
by looking through the registry keys I think I could have it speaking Gray
Alien if I wanted.

Post by UZnal
; list the valid keyboard ids (used if CheckKeyboard is TRUE above)
[KeyboardIDs]
1=433EFA

Yes, I saw that. Maybe I should start mapping the Keyboard/Mouse (I
have a IBM Trackpoint mouse on the Aptiva that I like too) IDs again. It's
simple Interrupt call, so I might even be able to write a small DOS program.
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

P.S.: Probably should look through ALLFILES.TXT to find reference to files
need for a couple IBM IdeaScan Scanners I want to get running.

UZnal

2005-07-26 18:22:08 UTC

Hi David,

Post by UZnal
rak2intl.exe

But it does have a '2' in the filename.

Correct, but the file description was saying RAK. I too suppose it is
RAK-II.

Post by David L. Beem
install the program in English, then have it show messages in Spanish.

Perhaps I saw a textfile (*.scr could be) in the package that contains the
messages, should be possible to edit and translate them. View files in the
dir "ibmtools" where the files are installed.

Post by David L. Beem
IBM Trackpoint mouse on the Aptiva

Two buttons and a blue Trackpoint in between? I have such a mouse but could
not bring it to move its tail on W98SE.

Post by David L. Beem
P.S.: Probably should look through ALLFILES.TXT to find reference to files
need for a couple IBM IdeaScan Scanners I want to get running.

Available in .../pccbbs/options

id2000.txt 5281 12/21/2004 MIGR-4CSQKZ Readme for the IdeaScan 2000
files (All Languages)

id2000en.exe 1716130 12/21/2004 MIGR-4CSQKZ Installation files and the
Simple Access Button program (English
Language).

id2000sp.exe 1719598 12/21/2004 MIGR-4CSQKZ Installation files and the
Simple Access Button program (Spanish
Language).

**Ed: Set xx in "id2000xx.exe" to fr, ge, it, bp for other languages.

id2ugeng.pdf 825024 12/01/2004 MIGR-4CTGDF User's guide for Ideascan 2000
scanner.

ideauseg.pdf 873472 12/01/2004 VLAR-3ZYMJR User's Guide for the IdeaScan
Color Flatbed Scanner.

ideahow2.pdf 40960 12/01/2004 VLAR-3ZYMJR 'How to' booklet for the
IdeaScan Color Flatbed Scanner.

twainusr.pdf 601088 12/01/2004 VLAR-3ZYMJR Twain User's Guide for the
IdeaScan Color Flatbed Scanner.

UZnal

2005-07-26 18:45:25 UTC

Post by UZnal
rak2intl.exe

But it does have a '2' in the filename.

Correct, but the file description was saying RAK. I too suppose it is
RAK-II.

Wait a moment, these files are from 1999 ALLFILES.TXT and there are no
entries for RAK-II in the file, so it really could be a RAK driver ...?

David L. Beem

2005-07-26 22:42:11 UTC

Hi Unal,

Post by David L. Beem
IBM Trackpoint mouse on the Aptiva

Two buttons and a blue Trackpoint in between? I have such
a mouse but could not bring it to move its tail on W98SE.

Yes, that's the one. I don't even think I had to load drivers to get it
to run. But I'll check tonight, plus I have a goodly stash of IBM mouse
driver CDs too.

Post by David L. Beem
P.S.: Probably should look through ALLFILES.TXT to find reference
to files need for a couple IBM IdeaScan Scanners I want to get running.

Available in .../pccbbs/options...

Thanks for the lookup. I had all local from the IBM FTP raid before.
Now cached at http://www.gilanet.com/David/ideascan/ too.
Tonight I will pull them down & see if I can get a change from a BSoD
that normally happens when it searches for drivers after the USB cable is
plugged in (that must be the later Ideascan 2000, because the other base
Ideascan uses a printer port connection). The Aptiva I am using has a 12VDC
plug off the PSU I was using for the IBM speakers before, but should give
enough juice for the scanner. If I knew rating I would see if it could
handle them both.
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

Louis Ohland

2005-07-26 22:48:58 UTC

Dave, sendt me your address. I have a Reply 32 planar which MAY be good.
Me gusto ingles.

On the Mexican radio, radio...

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David L. Beem

2005-07-27 01:37:41 UTC

Hi Louis,

Post by Louis Ohland
Dave, sendt me your address. I have a Reply 32 planar
which MAY be good.

Sendt a week ago. Another, just tried, bounced back (yes, it IS the
right one). Your planar has to work better than mine, with the smell of
burned electronics.

Post by Louis Ohland
Me gusto ingles. On the Mexican radio, radio...

¿Qué es la frecuencia Kenneth?...
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

Louis Ohland

2005-07-27 12:42:05 UTC

6... 66... the number of the beast... hell.. and fire... are going to be
released....

Post by David L. Beem
¿Qué es la frecuencia Kenneth?..

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w***@hotmail.com

2005-08-02 19:56:48 UTC

Hi!

Post by David L. Beem
Your planar has to work better than mine, with the smell of
burned electronics.

Perhaps I missed it, but what happened to your Reply 32?

William

IBMMuseum

2005-08-02 23:15:39 UTC

Hi William,
It was received that way. No visible damage (at least until I was
prying out the CPU last night) on any chip, so anyone's guess. No
ballasting resistor like Louis has, but that wasn't a problem on the
replacement planar.
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

William R. Walsh

2005-08-02 23:56:00 UTC

Hi!

Post by IBMMuseum
It was received that way. No visible damage (at least until I was
prying out the CPU last night) on any chip, so anyone's guess.

Hmmm...seems odd. I do remember once seeing a PS/2 Model 55 that had a major
scorch mark on the case vent side in the area of the 386SX CPU. It was bad
enough to have made a huge spot on the outside painted metal.

I have no idea what could have gone so wrong in that area so as to cause
such damage. Could have been external to the computer... The planar had been
replaced and the machine put back into use.

Louis sent me the other Reply 32 (or maybe one of the thousands that he is
hoarding) that he had. It has the Dale resistor pack in place. I have to
wonder with things like this and the total lack of actual sockets (just
pins) for the CPU and optional Weitek if Reply was cheap-skating or
something else...

I've heard of flaky Model 80 Turbo and Powerboards as well. The IDE on a
Model 53 seems problematic at times...though I now have it working without
incident using a "no serialization" driver under Win95. Makes me wonder...

Post by IBMMuseum
No
ballasting resistor like Louis has, but that wasn't a problem on the
replacement planar.

For such a beaten up looking thing on the outside, the Reply 32 that Louis
sent this way is spotless on the inside. I think the case can be brought
around with a good cleaning. We'll see.

In the meantime, since I had the camera handy, here are two pictures of the
resistor itself. Quite a neat package...
http://greyghost.dyndns.org/reply32/

William

David L. Beem

2005-07-31 15:10:10 UTC

Hi Louis,

...I have a Reply 32 planar which MAY be good...

Received yesterday & what I needed. Boots fine, although I have to come
up with a hard drive for it. Planar ID to be looked into when I get to that
point.
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

Louis Ohland

2005-07-31 19:40:34 UTC

I did not wandt to send the DBA ESDI drive. Since it's my dime, you are
not going to get lucky.

Warning to all - do NOT pull the odd Dale power resistor from the Reply
32 system... I can only surmise that it's a throwback to the loading
resistors on the older computers... I thought that I didn't need it and
removed it. Oddly, the PSU never worked again...

YMMV

Post by David L. Beem
Hi Louis,

...I have a Reply 32 planar which MAY be good...

Received yesterday & what I needed. Boots fine, although I have to come
up with a hard drive for it. Planar ID to be looked into when I get to that
point.
David

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David L. Beem

2005-08-01 15:40:53 UTC

Hi Louis,

Post by Louis Ohland
I did not wandt to send the DBA ESDI drive. Since it's my dime,
you are not going to get lucky.

Pinche wedo. Is it particular to the 32 or something I can come up
with? I'll probably put SCSI in there anyway.

Post by Louis Ohland
Warning to all - do NOT pull the odd Dale power resistor from the
Reply 32 system... I can only surmise that it's a throwback to the
loading resistors on the older computers... I thought that I didn't need
it and removed it. Oddly, the PSU never worked again... YMMV

Mine didn't have one & seems fine. FWIW, there was not heat spreader on
the CPU (486DX-33), but a little glue. If I can figure out the BIOS
revisions (the planar you sent is a newer BIOS & serial number) I will
probably try something higher (486DX4-100 or AMD P75). Oh, and the Weitek
4167 I am getting will go in there too.
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

Louis Ohland

2005-08-01 17:00:13 UTC

I wish I knew if you were Evil-Dave, Bad-Dave, OK-Dave, or just
Dave-Dave. But to answer your question, it uses the beloved 50/70/P70
style 72 position edgecard into a flex cable (like the 9533 floppy
cable). I bet the Connor CP3209 would work in a P70...

I was using a BT-646S in it. Not a problem. I feel pessimistic about the
Corvette.

Post by David L. Beem
Hi Louis,

Post by Louis Ohland
I did not wandt to send the DBA ESDI drive. Since it's my dime,
you are not going to get lucky.

Pinche wedo. Is it particular to the 32 or something I can come up
with? I'll probably put SCSI in there anyway.

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David L. Beem

2005-08-01 17:54:46 UTC

Hi Louis,

...But to answer your question, it uses the beloved 50/70/P70
style 72 position edgecard into a flex cable (like the 9533 floppy
cable). I bet the Connor CP3209 would work in a P70...

SWAG would be something like the P70 cable working (dual headers at one
end). I didn't count pins on the 32 planar, but the headers seemed to be
smaller than 40-pins. The old planar had shrouded headers, the replacement
is unshrouded.
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

David L. Beem

2005-08-01 18:56:08 UTC

Hi Louis,

...SWAG would be something like the P70 cable working
(dual headers at one end). I didn't count pins on the 32
planar, but the headers seemed to be smaller than 40-pins...

Hmm, header count is the same. I must examine for more details. And to
think I haven't even got the Planar ID yet.
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

David L. Beem

2005-08-02 02:21:26 UTC

Hi Louis,

Post by David L. Beem
Hmm, header count is the same. I must examine for more details. And to
think I haven't even got the Planar ID yet.

I'm progressing the wrong way, because in trying to replace the
486DX-33 CPU with faster I've damaged a couple of the components around the
very tight socket. Repair, then prevention of further damage until I get the
Planar ID & try maxing memory, is needed. Time to take a break, rather than
making one.
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

w***@hotmail.com

2005-08-02 19:55:56 UTC

Hi!

Post by Louis Ohland
I did not wandt to send the DBA ESDI drive. Since it's my dime, you are
not going to get lucky.

You don't want to send the DBA ESDI cables either?

I've got a whole big box of DBA ESDI drives en route...and for now
they'd be the best option. I'm not pulling the AHA-1640 out of my
Server 500. The Pioneer CD changer has to go *somewhere*.

Post by Louis Ohland
Warning to all - do NOT pull the odd Dale power resistor from the Reply
32 system... I can only surmise that it's a throwback to the loading
resistors on the older computers... I thought that I didn't need it and
removed it. Oddly, the PSU never worked again...

I wondered about that or if it might have to removed with a higher load
in place. Guess I won't be doing it then.

William

David L. Beem

2005-07-31 15:10:10 UTC

Hi Louis,

...I have a Reply 32 planar which MAY be good...

Received yesterday & what I needed. Boots fine, although I have to come
up with a hard drive for it. Planar ID to be looked into when I get to that
point.
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

David L. Beem

2005-07-27 01:26:12 UTC

Hi Unal,

...I don't even think I had to load drivers to get it to run...

Yes, there are drivers installed, so I think I had a CD that came with
the mouse (or I used another IBM mouse CD with it).

...Tonight I will pull them down & see if I can get a change from
a BSoD that normally happens when it searches for drivers after
the USB cable is plugged in (that must be the later Ideascan 2000,
because the other base Ideascan uses a printer port connection)...

Still BSoD. The resources might be enough to run W2K Pro fine. I'll
sleep on it.
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

UZnal

2005-07-27 09:23:56 UTC

Hi David,

Post by David L. Beem
Yes, there are drivers installed, so I think I had a CD that came with
the mouse (or I used another IBM mouse CD with it).

OK, I'll check the CD collection. Judging by the controller that mouse
should be actually compatible to some Logitech variant.

David L. Beem

2005-07-28 15:42:47 UTC

Hi Unal,

Post by UZnal
OK, I'll check the CD collection. Judging by the controller that
mouse should be actually compatible to some Logitech variant.

It's listed for me as an "IBM Scroll Mouse". The Control Panel applet
shows a generic black mouse with a scroll wheel instead, with all the
settings I have on my optical scroll mouse under XP. Meanwhile I'll look
through my mouse driver library & see if I can link a CD to a particular
mouse.
At one time I was going to start indexing Keyboard & Mouse IDs. For my
main XP system it would be interesting, as I have a Trackpoint II keyboard
(with the eraser point) & also an external USB mouse, where the Mouse ID
function probably just checks the PS/2 port.
In the BIOS function INT 16h, AH=0Ah it shows the entries as 16-bit
values (I think the Mouse ID is from INT 15h, AX=C204h). How does the RAK ID
in the setup file conform to that? Some other function?
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

UZnal

2005-07-28 19:33:56 UTC

Hi David,

Post by David L. Beem
It's listed for me as an "IBM Scroll Mouse".

No such an entry under W98SE.

Post by David L. Beem
In the BIOS function INT 16h, AH=0Ah it shows the entries as 16-bit
values

Must check that, I don't see it in the book.

Post by David L. Beem
I think the Mouse ID is from INT 15h, AX=C204h

Correct, device type is an 8-bit value in BH.

Post by David L. Beem
How does the RAK ID in the setup file conform to that? Some other

function?

It will have to be verified next, a bit long is this ID.

David L. Beem

2005-07-28 20:43:34 UTC

Hi Unal,

Post by UZnal
It will have to be verified next, a bit long is this ID.

Yes Yoda, the Force does not sense how this is accomplished. It could
be a newer PnP-type code (although I did see in the Win16 API a function
that supports the BIOS-level calls I am talking about). I suppose under BIOS
such fancy keyboards probably give the same ID as 101s.
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

UZnal

2005-07-29 09:24:48 UTC

Hi David,

under BIOS such fancy keyboards probably give the same ID as 101s.

Should be so, I first attached it without any drivers. Neither machine BIOS
nor W98SE detected a device change. It could be that an additional call
answered only by RAKs delivers more to the ID.

David L. Beem

2005-07-31 18:14:08 UTC

Hi Unal,

under BIOS such ...keyboards probably give the same ID as 101s.

Should be so, I first attached it without any drivers. Neither machine
BIOS nor W98SE detected a device change. It could be that an
additional call answered only by RAKs delivers more to the ID.

Yes, both the RAK & (Spanish & English) RAK2 give Keyboard ID 83ABh,
same as the 'M'. Although the "Space Saver" Keyboard ID has been given
before it is 84ABh. And I finally had an opportunity to test for the ID of a
"Host Connect" (aka 122-key) keyboard: 86ABh.
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

UZnal

2005-08-01 09:35:50 UTC

Hi David,

Post by David L. Beem
Yes, both the RAK & (Spanish & English) RAK2 give Keyboard ID 83ABh,
same as the 'M'. Although the "Space Saver" Keyboard ID has been given
before it is 84ABh. And I finally had an opportunity to test for the ID of a
"Host Connect" (aka 122-key) keyboard: 86ABh.

Seems as if IDs were in decreasing order, the second byte is always AB. It
must be the mocking bird spelling "IBM" like "A-B-M", putting "AB" in the ID
and "M" in the model designation ("I" and "M" cannot be used, not hex
numbers). Just the Monday theory....

David L. Beem

2005-07-28 23:08:11 UTC

Hi Unal,

Post by UZnal
It will have to be verified next, a bit long is this ID.

Longer by just "a [singular] bit".. ;-)
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

David L. Beem

2005-08-04 01:08:05 UTC

Hi Unal,

Post by David L. Beem
It's listed for me as an "IBM Scroll Mouse".

Looking around tonight I found downloaded drivers on my local system,
then searched the net based on filenames & found more:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=ibm&lndocid=YAST-3QHJVE&velxr-layout=print.
Tomorrow I'll grab & cache them. I can feel the burn (CD-R that is) coming
on.
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

Tim Clarke

2005-08-04 03:26:49 UTC

Post by David L. Beem
It's listed for me as an "IBM Scroll Mouse".

Looking around tonight I found downloaded drivers on my local system,

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=ibm&lndocid
=YAST-3QHJVE&velxr-layout=print.

Post by David L. Beem
Tomorrow I'll grab & cache them. I can feel the burn (CD-R that is) coming
on.

Hi David,
I'm slowly reorganising my "Downloads" server-based directory structure
for export to a professionally-hosted Web Site. I haven't quite filled the
8GB download "drive" yet, but it's close. Sorting through all the
cryptically-named PDFs, files, etc and then working out how to categorise
them (DOS, OS/2, Bound FAPI, Windows 3.nn, Windows 32-bit; Windows 95,
Windows NT, Flash BIOS, BIOS ROM image, OS-specific drivers, OS-specific
[System] Utilities etc.) is a nightmarish task, so it's going slowly.
However, if anyone puts up a subset (I'll have to add this to WW's thread on
the "PCCBBS file repository project") then I'd like to know HOW it's
structured and WHAT it covers, so as to reduce my workload.

--
Regards,
Tim Clarke (a.k.a. WBST)

David L. Beem

2005-08-04 03:42:38 UTC

Hi Unal,
Also found the RAK III drivers a short ways away. 19Mb compressed,
taking 45Mb installed. And that is just for Windows!
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

UZnal

2005-08-04 12:23:32 UTC

Hi David,

Post by David L. Beem
It's listed for me as an "IBM Scroll Mouse".

Looking around tonight I found downloaded drivers on my local system,

Thanks for the hint, it is the "IBM ScrollPoint Mouse". With the name it
became easy to locate the PDF and the drivers (OS/2, W9x, NT) in the PCCBBS.

.../pccbbs/options

d3q5bms4.pdf 887987 04-20-98 Scrollpoint mouse user's guide.

The guide gives a nice overview and contains install instructions.

As I previously assumed, there is also "Logitech ScrollPoint Mouse", and I
saw another one "IBM/Logitech ScrollPoint II" mouse, which one is that?

UZnal

2005-08-05 11:03:41 UTC

Post by UZnal
"IBM ScrollPoint Mouse"

Blue Mickeys in Disneyland **:

ScrollPoint (PS/2; dated 1997)
IBM, Logitech OS/2 v2.1, W95, W98, NT4
* Common and machine-model specific drivers
ScrollPoint II
IBM, Logitech OS/2, W95, W98, W98SE, Me, NT4, 2000, XP
* Common and machine-model specific drivers

ScrollPoint III (sometimes bundled with Optical, Optical Wheel)
IBM: W98SE, Me, NT4, 2000, XP

ScrollPoint Pro (USB, PS/2, with USB to PS/2 adaptor; dated 2000)
IBM W95, W98, W98SE, Me, NT4, 2000, XP

ScrollPoint Wireless
IBM W98SE, Me, 2000, XP

ScrollPoint Optical (PS/2, USB)
IBM W95, W98, W98SE, Me, NT4, 2000, XP

3-Button ScrollPoint (Optical 3-Button ScrollPoint ?)
IBM W95, W98, Me, NT4, 2000, XP

IBM Optical Wheel
IBM W98SE, Me, NT4, 2000, XP

IBM Wheel (drivers bundled with ScrollPoint II, except OS/2)
IBM W95, W98SE, Me, NT4, 2000, XP

Not all drivers and mouse models may be listed in the current ALLFILES.TXT.
** Without any claim for completeness.

IBMMuseum

2005-07-31 01:48:31 UTC

Hi Unal,

Post by David L. Beem
(Original) RAK installed drivers & works fine under NT
(but I've not any soundcard present). I had the keyboard
attached to the system all along, never loaded the
drivers before. Just the stock applications template
(and the palm rest) was included with the keyboard though.

Ok, I was able to put a spare SB AWE64 soundcard on my 7588
Industrial & follow the instructions of installing under NT. Music CD
control is there, but my button template is slightly off. Gives
everything I need, so I will just stick labels on the changed
functions.

Suspend button doesn't work for my installed NT (Workstation), with a
warning dialog to turn it on with the non-existant Control Panel
"Power" applet (SP6a installed).

Help button unable to find c:\windows\help\windows.hlp under NT, no
duh. Should be able to edit the registry key
HKLM\SOFTWARE\IBM\EZButtons\Applications\Aptiva
Helper\Launch\Action1\File (and 'Dir' entry above it) to the right
location.

My (only) insertable label (pre-installed) has the four programable
buttons (on the original RAK) through the Control Panel applet
"Keyboard (Rapid Access)" as "Internet" (programmed correctly), "Lotus
Word Pro", "Lotus Organizer", & "Aptiva Installer". I'll make my own
label to replace it (in black, with white lettering, like the keyboard
itself).

The "Delete Message" button start the CD playing (but the on-screen
label is correct for all functions).

All CD controls (stop, pause, previous track, & next track) work
correctly, but the horizontal bar rocker across the center is marked as
"Msg CD" at either end & controls the volume.

The "Message Waiting" LED blinks actually when the Mute button (below)
is selected.

The "Talk" button mutes the volume.

David
***@IBMMuseum.com

David L. Beem

2005-07-31 03:48:18 UTC

Hi Unal,
I am getting some warnings in Event Viewer, but things are working
fine. Later I will pin down what might be causing the messages. Maybe a
newer driver could correct it.
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

UZnal

2005-07-31 10:14:23 UTC

Hi David,

Post by David L. Beem
I am getting some warnings in Event Viewer, but things are working
fine.

AFAIR, I get them on Mod. 95 with a plain keyboard attached and running
NT4/SP6. But this did not trouble me at all, I get sometimes few other Spock
warnings. Spock targets both the Plextor CD-ROM and Yamaha CD-Writer drives,
and I suspect it is the Yamaha/WinOnCD combo. I might replace the Yamaha
with a Plextor CD-Writer, or but just leave the Plextor alone, since
PlexTools is able to copy a CD with a single drive, it temps the CD image on
the HD (driven by Corvette). PlexTools are great in extracting scratched
audio CDs, mostly the case with the borrowed public library CDs for the
purpose of completing FZ's that particular "traditional Halloween number" in
all its awesome incarnations, err, interpretations ... "The Torture Never
Stops".

IBMMuseum

2005-07-31 15:38:35 UTC

Hi Unal,

I am getting some warnings in Event Viewer...

...I get them on Mod. 95 with a plain keyboard attached...

Six entries, repeated very quickly at bootup time. "RAKi8042", so
definately linked to the RAK:

"The ISR has detected an internal state error in the driver for
\Device\KeyboardPort0." ("Event" is 10, probably in decimal form).

I've examined the binary RAKi8042.sys (flat text editor) & seen some
strings there. No telling which one 10 is, until maybe opened in a
resource editor.

But this did not trouble me at all, I get sometimes few other Spock
warnings. Spock targets both the Plextor CD-ROM and Yamaha CD-Writer
drives, and I suspect it is the Yamaha/WinOnCD combo. I might replace
the Yamaha with a Plextor CD-Writer, or but just leave the Plextor
alone, since PlexTools is able to copy a CD with a single drive, it
temps the CD image on the HD (driven by Corvette). PlexTools are
great in extracting scratched audio CDs, mostly the case with the
borrowed public library CDs for the purpose of completing FZ's that
particular "traditional Halloween number" in all its awesome
incarnations, err, interpretations ... "The Torture Never Stops".

The CD drive on the Industrial is cheesing me off because it has
to be ballasted down by a CD at bootup to read any later on. The (IDE)
drive is on it's side, with tabs out to hold the CD in place. I don't
think it was a problem on the other twin system, so I might swap
drives.
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

UZnal

2005-07-31 18:07:07 UTC

Hi David,

Post by IBMMuseum
"The ISR has detected an internal state error in the driver for
\Device\KeyboardPort0." ("Event" is 10, probably in decimal form).

The Interrupt Service Routine, I wonder if it happens only on MCA systems?
My Mod. 95 w/ NT4 is right now partly unassembled, so I can't check that
immediately.

UZnal

2005-07-31 09:43:21 UTC

Hi David,

Post by IBMMuseum
Suspend button doesn't work for my installed NT (Workstation)

It too didn't work on W98SE/PC330 but I suspect it was the BIOS setting
which I did not bother to check/alter.

Post by IBMMuseum
Help button unable to find c:\windows\help\windows.hlp under NT

It is the default location on W98SE, just copy the file there?

Post by IBMMuseum
My (only) insertable label (pre-installed) has the four programable
buttons (on the original RAK)

Same here.

Post by IBMMuseum
The "Delete Message" button start the CD playing (but the on-screen
label is correct for all functions).

No such a button here, but mine is a QWERTZ German RAK, "CD abspielen" (=
Play CD).

Post by IBMMuseum
but the horizontal bar rocker across the center is marked as
"Msg CD" at either end & controls the volume.

Labelled only as "Lautstärke" (= Volume).

Post by IBMMuseum
The "Talk" button mutes the volume.

Has only "Stumm" (= Mute).

David L. Beem

2005-07-31 15:08:29 UTC

Hi Unal,

[Suspend button] didn't work on W98SE/PC330 but I suspect
it was the BIOS setting which I did not bother to check/alter.

Hmm, The 330 (as long as I am thinking of the right model) should have
APM in the BIOS. W95B at minimum, but the README does say if there is no
"Standby" entry under the Start menu that function will not work. Anyway,
"Suspend" on the Aptiva usually means "go off to Neverland & require a
reboot".

Post by IBMMuseum
Help button unable to find c:\windows\help\windows.hlp under NT

It is the default location on W98SE, just copy the file there?

Does NTWS have a help file of it's own? I was unable to find it, but I
just may see if I'll edit the registry entry to start the 32-bit Help Viewer
(it prompts for a file to open if one is not specified). Certainly not a
common feature with me that needs a rapid access key.

Post by IBMMuseum
My (only) insertable label (pre-installed) has the four
programable buttons (on the original RAK)

Same here.

Correction, I did find a second write-in label below the first. When I
got the two keyboards they were boxed, probably for specifically grouping
with a black Aptiva system. On the RAK2 (with hotkeys at the top of the
keyboard) there is supposed to be a program included that you can print your
own. Sounds like all the silk-screen labels are correct for you though.
David
***@IBMMuseum.com

UZnal

2005-07-31 18:08:06 UTC

Hi David,

Post by David L. Beem
Does NTWS have a help file of it's own? I was unable to find it

If it has, I never made a use of it. But it has a splash "Tip of the Day"
screen, though Quotation of the Day would be funnier, I have that on Warp.
I'll have to port that to Windows.

Post by David L. Beem
On the RAK2 (with hotkeys at the top of the
keyboard) there is supposed to be a program included that you can print

Correct, it prints b/w or w/b. I think it is the driver applet.

w***@hotmail.com

2005-08-02 20:00:27 UTC

Hi!

Post by IBMMuseum
Suspend button doesn't work for my installed NT (Workstation), with a
warning dialog to turn it on with the non-existant Control Panel
"Power" applet (SP6a installed).

IIRC, Windows NT doesn't have any sort of suspend or APM capability...

I never ran it on a laptop myself, but I've heard that PCMCIA support
was about the only notebook specific feature in NT.

William

David L. Beem

2005-08-03 22:29:14 UTC