[tether]

i spilt water on my keyboard and i can't get hold of a new one locally.
can i use a PC keyboard on my iMac?
its one of the G4 ones with a half-globe base and swivelly screen.

[hookem2oo7]

only if its a usb keyboard

[tether]

thanks hookem.
my present, ruined, keyboard connects up to the iMac via usb, so i guess it should be ok with a pc keyboard then.
are there any issues at all, or limitations using a pc keyboard? or does everything work just as well?

[ajprice]

The Apple key is labelled as a Windows key, and the " and @ are switched.

[iMacfan]

Originally Posted by ajprice

The Apple key is labelled as a Windows key, and the " and @ are switched.

Actually, that'll probably only be the case if you're here in the UK. Apple ditched all UK localisations with (I think) Mac OS 9.0. The keyboard layout we now use is more like a US one, just with a pound and euro sign. - That's why if I set the PC I am using to the US layout, my UK Apple keyboard works fine.

David

[tether]

thanks - keyboard works fine - except for keyboard shortcuts - how do i get them working?

[gooser]

your accident is precisely why i will never own an expensive laptop. while it is physically impossible for me to spill drinking water on a keyboard, spilling coke or beer is definately a possibility. i also have a g4 imac and the keyboard goes through hell. not that any of this answers any of your questions.