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Stowaway in school

Thursday March 22, 2001 - 9:20 PM EST - By Michael Ducker

Software

Michael taking notes in class with his Stowaway. Picture taken by Jack Dickman. Thank you Mrs. Sandstrom!Unlike other keyboards, the Stowaway has a full Software Development Kit (SDK). This SDK lets programs like Wordsmith or Quick Office take full advantage of the Stowaway's features. More than 400 developers are now involved in making programs that utilize the Stowaway.

For Example: In the trial version of Wordsmith that I'm using to write this, if I press Ctrl-B, it will bold the text. Ctrl-A will select all, and almost all standard PC Ctrl-Combinations work.

 Thanks to this, the Stowaway is the most versatile of all the keyboards out there. Along with versatility, these features enable you to use the stylus less, and let you use the keys more, for faster work.

The driver that The Stowaway keyboard uses to operate is included on the CD that comes with the keyboard. It does have to be installed manually, but don't worry because it's only 47K, and is just a simple .prc file. 

The driver enables you to change Key-Repeat rates, Response times, manual on or off position that helps saves batteries. Also you can assign hotkey assignments to various programs. It also lets you see the whole character set and what key combinations make what. (Like Fn-w makes •) A new version of the driver has recently come out (1.5), and its features let you change the layout of the keyboard to a DVORAK layout, German, Japanese, or the standard QWERTY. 

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