<s>
The	O
Gateway	B-Application
AnyKey	I-Application
is	O
a	O
programmable	O
PC	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
that	O
was	O
sold	O
with	O
desktop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
from	O
the	O
Gateway	O
2000	O
company	O
roughly	O
from	O
1990	O
to	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
manufactured	O
in	O
at	B-Operating_System
least	O
five	O
known	O
versions	O
and	O
incarnations	O
by	O
Tucson	O
,	O
Arizona-based	O
Maxi	O
Switch	O
,	O
now	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
LiteOn	O
Technology	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AnyKey	B-Application
is	O
no	O
longer	O
manufactured	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latest	O
dated	O
model	O
available	O
marked	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maxi	O
Switch	O
,	O
Gateway	O
,	O
and	O
LiteOn	O
currently	O
do	O
not	O
offer	O
any	O
product	O
labeled	O
as	O
or	O
comparable	O
to	O
the	O
AnyKey	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AnyKey	B-Application
keyboard	B-Device
is	O
easily	O
distinguished	O
from	O
other	O
generic	O
keyboards	B-Device
by	O
an	O
extra	O
double	O
column	O
of	O
F	B-Application
keys	I-Application
on	O
the	O
left	O
side	O
,	O
a	O
unique	O
eight	O
directional	O
arrow	B-Device
key	I-Device
pad	I-Device
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
traditional	O
inverted	O
T	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
quartet	O
of	O
extra	O
keys	O
directly	O
above	O
the	O
numeric	O
pad	O
that	O
control	O
the	O
programmable	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
AnyKey	B-Application
are	O
white	O
or	O
very	O
light	O
gray	O
with	O
some	O
keys	O
(	O
notably	O
the	O
programming	O
keys	O
,	O
extra	O
function	B-Application
keys	I-Application
,	O
and	O
arrows	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
darker	O
gray	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AnyKey	B-Application
is	O
a	O
124-key	O
PC	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
,	O
comprising	O
the	O
usual	O
complement	O
of	O
101	O
keys	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
23	O
additional	O
keys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	B-Device
includes	O
12	O
extra	O
function	B-Application
keys	I-Application
,	O
four	O
programming	O
keys	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
additional	O
arrow	B-Device
keys	I-Device
for	O
diagonal	O
input	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
one	O
blank	O
key	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
way	O
arrow	B-Device
key	I-Device
area	O
that	O
normally	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
second	O
space	B-Device
bar	I-Device
but	O
can	O
be	O
programmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AnyKey	B-Application
has	O
a	O
fourth	O
indicator	O
light	O
labeled	O
“	O
Program	O
,	O
”	O
located	O
to	O
the	O
right	O
of	O
the	O
Num	B-Device
Lock	I-Device
,	O
Caps	B-Device
Lock	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Scroll	B-Device
Lock	I-Device
lights	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revisions	O
of	O
its	O
design	O
that	O
predate	O
the	O
advent	O
of	O
the	O
“	B-Device
Windows	I-Device
”	I-Device
keyboard	I-Device
have	O
an	O
asterisk	O
( *	O
)	O
,	O
backslash	O
(	O
\	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
hash	O
( #	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
locations	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
intended	O
locale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
AnyKey	B-Application
predates	O
the	O
“	O
multimedia	B-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
”	O
it	O
lacks	O
the	O
additional	O
multimedia	O
keys	O
(	O
play	O
,	O
pause	O
,	O
volume	O
)	O
present	O
on	O
many	O
modern	O
keyboards	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
unique	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
AnyKey	B-Application
is	O
its	O
hardware	O
programmability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	B-Device
contains	O
an	O
internal	O
controller	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
EEPROM	B-General_Concept
chip	O
that	O
can	O
store	O
user-defined	O
macros	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	B-Error_Name
key	I-Error_Name
on	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
can	O
be	O
programmed	O
to	O
contain	O
a	O
macro	O
of	O
arbitrary	O
length	O
or	O
can	O
be	O
programmed	O
to	O
act	O
like	O
any	O
other	O
key	O
on	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
(	O
remapped	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
done	O
on	O
the	O
hardware	O
level	O
inside	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
's	O
controller	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
driver	O
software	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
AnyKey	B-Application
’s	O
programming	O
functionality	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
’s	O
own	O
controller	O
dictates	O
which	O
keypress	O
codes	O
are	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
attached	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
utility	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
exists	O
to	O
quickly	O
remap	O
the	O
entire	O
keyboard	B-Device
to	O
a	O
predefined	O
configuration	O
or	O
save	O
its	O
current	O
configuration	O
to	O
a	O
file	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
required	O
to	O
use	O
or	O
program	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AnyKey	B-Application
’s	O
EEPROM	B-General_Concept
memory	O
will	O
retain	O
its	O
data	O
even	O
if	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
is	O
unplugged	O
indefinitely	O
,	O
so	O
settings	O
and	O
programming	O
are	O
n’t	O
lost	O
if	O
the	O
computer	O
is	O
powered	O
down	O
,	O
unplugged	O
,	O
or	O
if	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
is	O
unplugged	O
or	O
moved	O
to	O
a	O
different	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	B-Device
can	O
be	O
programmed	O
to	O
call	O
up	O
and	O
execute	O
software	O
programs	O
in	O
the	O
computer	O
,	O
but	O
must	O
compensate	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
takes	O
the	O
computer	O
to	O
execute	O
the	O
program	O
via	O
inserting	O
a	O
delay	O
of	O
1	O
–	O
5	O
seconds	O
before	O
entering	O
a	O
subsequent	O
series	O
of	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
board	O
inside	O
the	O
Anykey	B-Application
contains	O
six	O
integrated	O
circuit	O
packages	O
(	O
“	O
chips	O
”	O
)	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
various	O
signal	O
regulation	O
hardware	O
including	O
15	O
diodes	O
,	O
11	O
capacitors	O
,	O
and	O
nine	O
resistors	O
of	O
unknown	O
specific	O
function	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
four	O
green	O
LEDs	O
for	O
signalling	O
purposes	O
of	O
(	O
left	O
to	O
right	O
)	O
“	O
NUM	B-Device
LOCK	I-Device
”	O
,	O
“	O
CAPS	B-Device
LOCK	I-Device
”	O
,	O
“	O
SCROLL	B-Device
LOCK	I-Device
”	O
,	O
and	O
“	O
PROGRAM	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chips	O
included	O
are	O
an	O
Intel	O
P8052AH	O
microcontroller	B-Architecture
,	O
an	O
Atmel	O
AT28C16	O
16	O
kilobit	O
EEPROM	B-General_Concept
chip	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
Fairchild	O
Semiconductor	O
Decoder/Demultiplexer	O
chips	O
of	O
various	O
descriptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AnyKey	B-Application
is	O
available	O
in	O
AT	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS/2	B-Protocol
style	O
configurations	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
either	O
configuration	O
via	O
a	O
simple	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
its	O
design	O
predates	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
USB	B-Protocol
standard	O
,	O
no	O
USB	B-Protocol
AnyKey	B-Application
keyboard	B-Device
was	O
ever	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
PS/2	B-Protocol
to	O
USB	B-Protocol
converter	O
will	O
allow	O
the	O
AnyKey	B-Application
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
modern	O
USB	B-Protocol
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AnyKey	B-Application
is	O
constructed	O
of	O
a	O
plastic	O
chassis	O
that	O
is	O
large	O
compared	O
to	O
most	O
modern	O
keyboards	B-Device
(	O
partially	O
owing	O
to	O
the	O
extra	O
columns	O
of	O
keys	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
side	O
)	O
and	O
also	O
slightly	O
thicker	O
than	O
most	O
keyboard	B-Device
casings	O
of	O
the	O
present	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
many	O
keyboards	B-Device
,	O
there	O
are	O
two	O
plastic	O
feet	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
flipped	O
down	O
from	O
the	O
upper	O
corners	O
to	O
tilt	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
into	O
a	O
suitable	O
typing	O
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
long	O
central	O
plastic	O
foot	O
,	O
on	O
some	O
versions	O
,	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
flipped	O
down	O
to	O
tilt	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
to	O
a	O
less	O
severe	O
angle	O
than	O
the	O
two	O
outside	O
feet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AnyKey	B-Application
uses	O
rubber	O
dome	O
type	O
keyswitches	B-Device
,	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
switches	O
and	O
contact	O
points	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
sheet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyswitch	B-Device
layer	O
contacts	O
a	O
single	O
flexible	O
membrane	O
that	O
detects	O
all	O
keypresses	O
and	O
directs	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
controller	O
board	O
via	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
flexible	O
edge	O
connectors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
AnyKey	B-Application
is	O
branded	O
as	O
a	O
Gateway	O
product	O
,	O
the	O
membrane	O
layer	O
clearly	O
bears	O
the	O
inscription	O
“	O
Maxi	O
Switch	O
Inc	O
,	O
”	O
revealing	O
the	O
true	O
maker	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
membrane	O
is	O
backed	O
by	O
a	O
metal	O
plate	O
approximately	O
a	O
sixteenth	O
of	O
an	O
inch	O
thick	O
which	O
serves	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
membrane	O
rigid	O
and	O
in	O
place	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
giving	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
considerable	O
heft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Held	O
in	O
place	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
rubber	O
dome	O
layer	O
is	O
a	O
plastic	O
block	O
that	O
holds	O
the	O
key	O
pillars	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
hold	O
the	O
keycaps	B-Device
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
key	O
pillars	O
are	O
individually	O
replaceable	O
but	O
cannot	O
be	O
removed	O
without	O
dismantling	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
to	O
separate	O
the	O
rubber	O
dome	O
layer	O
from	O
the	O
plastic	O
support	O
layer	O
and	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
from	O
the	O
assembly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
key	B-Device
caps	I-Device
are	O
held	O
onto	O
the	O
pillars	O
via	O
friction	O
with	O
cross	O
shaped	O
pegs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
key	B-Device
caps	I-Device
are	O
easily	O
removed	O
for	O
cleaning	O
or	O
rearrangement	O
,	O
as	O
all	O
keys	O
on	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
use	O
the	O
same	O
attachment	O
method	O
and	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Space	B-Device
Bar	I-Device
,	O
Enter	O
,	O
Shift	O
,	O
Tab	O
,	O
Control	O
,	O
Alt	O
,	O
and	O
Caps	B-Device
Lock	I-Device
keys	I-Device
,	O
they	O
are	O
all	O
the	O
same	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
manner	O
,	O
keys	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
remapped	O
(	O
like	O
the	O
commonly	O
remapped	O
arrow	B-Device
keys	I-Device
)	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
physically	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
correct	O
location	O
on	O
the	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
if	O
the	O
Z	O
key	O
is	O
swapped	O
with	O
the	O
F1	B-Application
key	I-Application
,	O
both	O
keys	O
will	O
have	O
different	O
rake	O
to	O
those	O
surrounding	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AnyKey	B-Application
also	O
has	O
a	O
user	O
programmable	O
repeat	O
rate	O
(	O
the	O
rate	O
at	B-Operating_System
which	O
a	O
key	O
will	O
repeat	O
its	O
function	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
held	O
down	O
)	O
that	O
is	O
handled	O
by	O
the	O
controller	O
inside	O
the	O
board	O
and	O
therefore	O
overrides	O
the	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
or	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
controlled	O
repeat	O
rate	O
on	O
the	O
attached	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
repeat	O
rate	O
is	O
set	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
“	O
Repeat	O
Rate	O
”	O
key	O
and	O
then	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
row	O
F	B-Application
keys	I-Application
,	O
with	O
F1	O
being	O
the	O
slowest	O
rate	O
and	O
F8	O
being	O
the	O
fastest	O
—	O
then	O
press	O
“	O
Repeat	O
Rate	O
”	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AnyKey	B-Application
keyboard	B-Device
is	O
extensively	O
programmable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
keys	O
on	O
the	O
AnyKey	B-Application
that	O
cannot	O
be	O
programmed	O
in	O
at	B-Operating_System
least	O
some	O
way	O
are	O
those	O
used	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
programming	O
itself	O
–	O
Program	O
Macro	O
,	O
Suspend	O
Macro	O
,	O
Repeat	O
Rate	O
,	O
and	O
Remap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
other	O
key	O
on	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
including	O
letters	O
,	O
numbers	O
,	O
arrow	B-Device
keys	I-Device
,	O
and	O
even	O
special	O
keys	O
like	O
modifiers	O
such	O
as	O
Shift	O
,	O
Alt	O
,	O
Ctrl	O
,	O
Enter	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Space	B-Device
Bar	I-Device
can	O
be	O
programmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
can	O
be	O
remapped	O
(	O
copied	O
to	O
a	O
different	O
location	O
on	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
)	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
REMAP	O
key	O
once	O
(	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
revision	O
of	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Ctrl	O
key	O
may	O
also	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
held	O
down	O
)	O
,	O
pressing	O
the	O
key	O
to	O
be	O
copied	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
pressing	O
the	O
new	O
key	O
that	O
will	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
destination	O
for	O
the	O
old	O
key	O
's	O
command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Program	O
light	O
on	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
will	O
flash	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
awaiting	O
remapping	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Program	O
light	O
will	O
continue	O
blinking	O
after	O
one	O
key	O
has	O
been	O
remapped	O
and	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
will	O
await	O
more	O
remapping	O
commands	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
method	O
as	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pressing	O
REMAP	O
after	O
at	B-Operating_System
least	O
one	O
remapping	O
has	O
been	O
completed	O
will	O
save	O
all	O
the	O
remappings	O
but	O
will	O
cancel	O
an	O
incomplete	O
one	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
in	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	B-Error_Name
key	I-Error_Name
can	O
also	O
be	O
programmed	O
with	O
a	O
macro	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
combined	O
with	O
key	O
modifiers	O
Alt	O
,	O
and/or	O
Ctrl	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
“	O
extra	O
”	O
F	B-Application
keys	I-Application
on	O
the	O
left	O
of	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
are	O
essentially	O
reserved	O
for	O
having	O
macros	O
programmed	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
mirror	O
the	O
function	O
of	O
the	O
F	B-Application
keys	I-Application
along	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
before	O
they	O
are	O
programmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	B-Device
treats	O
both	O
sets	O
of	O
F	B-Application
keys	I-Application
as	O
separate	O
,	O
however	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remapping	O
or	O
programming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
F	B-Application
keys	I-Application
will	O
not	O
change	O
the	O
function	O
of	O
its	O
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
macro	O
is	O
programmed	O
to	O
a	O
key	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
“	O
Program	O
Macro	O
”	O
button	O
once	O
(	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
revision	O
of	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Ctrl	O
key	O
may	O
also	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
held	O
down	O
)	O
,	O
pressing	O
the	O
key	O
that	O
will	O
have	O
the	O
macro	O
assigned	O
to	O
it	O
once	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
entering	O
the	O
commands	O
to	O
be	O
programmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
sequence	O
of	O
key	O
presses	O
is	O
valid	O
input	O
,	O
including	O
letters	O
,	O
numbers	O
,	O
keys	O
used	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
shift	O
,	O
alt	O
,	O
and	O
control	O
,	O
F	B-Application
keys	I-Application
,	O
cursor	O
movement	O
,	O
remapped	O
keys	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
other	O
keys	O
programmed	O
with	O
macros	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Program	O
light	O
flashes	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
is	O
accepting	O
programming	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pressing	O
a	O
programmed	O
key	O
will	O
“	O
play	O
back	O
”	O
all	O
the	O
keypresses	O
that	O
were	O
programmed	O
into	O
it	O
at	B-Operating_System
the	O
current	O
repeat	O
rate	O
of	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
versions	O
that	O
require	O
Ctrl	O
+	O
"	O
Program	O
Macro	O
"	O
at	B-Operating_System
start	O
the	O
programming	O
session	O
,	O
you	O
still	O
use	O
"	O
Program	O
Macro	O
"	O
to	O
end	O
programming	O
session	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
this	O
macro	O
is	O
run	O
"	O
ctrl	O
"	O
key	O
is	O
stuck	O
on	O
preventing	O
other	O
macros	O
running	O
until	O
another	O
ctrl	O
key	O
press	O
to	O
clear	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Program	O
light	O
normally	O
remains	O
solidly	O
on	O
or	O
off	O
depending	O
on	O
whether	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
is	O
set	O
to	O
use	O
macros	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
toggled	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
Suspend	O
Macro	O
key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
state	O
of	O
the	O
Program	O
light	O
does	O
not	O
reflect	O
whether	O
there	O
are	O
any	O
macros	O
programmed	O
into	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
merely	O
whether	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
is	O
in	O
macro	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
DOS	O
utility	O
,	O
sized	O
about	O
25Kb	O
,	O
was	O
offered	O
by	O
Gateway	O
for	O
saving	O
and	O
uploading	O
AnyKey	B-Application
key	O
mappings	O
and	O
macros	O
,	O
named	O
“	O
anykey.exe	O
”	O
or	O
“	O
anykey34.exe	O
,	O
”	O
and	O
may	O
still	O
be	O
found	O
by	O
searching	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
offers	O
three	O
functions	O
:	O
Saving	O
key	O
mappings	O
and	O
settings	O
from	O
keyboard	B-Device
nonvolatile	O
memory	O
to	O
a	O
file	O
,	O
uploading	O
settings	O
from	O
the	O
file	O
to	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
’s	O
nonvolatile	O
memory	O
,	O
and	O
checking	O
the	O
file	O
’s	O
integrity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
must	O
run	O
in	O
DOS	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
may	O
require	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
be	O
connected	O
through	O
a	O
PS/2	B-Protocol
or	O
AT-style	O
5-pin-DIN	O
socket	O
,	O
though	O
a	O
PS/2	B-Protocol
<—>	O
USB	B-Protocol
adapter	O
seems	O
to	O
work	O
well	O
for	O
normal	O
keyboard	B-Device
usage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Holding	O
the	O
Control	O
and	O
Alt	O
keys	O
and	O
pressing	O
the	O
Suspend	O
Macro	O
key	O
clears	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
's	O
programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Program	O
light	O
will	O
flash	O
while	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
erases	O
its	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
programmability	O
of	O
the	O
AnyKey	B-Application
results	O
in	O
complex	O
rules	O
being	O
forged	O
pertaining	O
to	O
its	O
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
macro	O
is	O
too	O
long	O
to	O
fit	O
in	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
's	O
memory	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
truncated	O
at	B-Operating_System
the	O
point	O
that	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
ran	O
out	O
of	O
programming	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
upperbound	O
limit	O
to	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
a	O
macro	O
except	O
the	O
total	O
free	O
memory	O
remaining	O
in	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
16	O
kilobits	O
(	O
2048	O
x	O
8	O
bits	O
)	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
controller	O
board	O
's	O
inclusion	O
of	O
an	O
Atmel	O
AT28C16	O
EEPROM	B-General_Concept
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Number	B-Device
Lock	I-Device
,	O
Caps	B-Device
Lock	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Scroll	B-Device
Lock	I-Device
keys	I-Device
cannot	O
have	O
macros	O
assigned	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
other	O
macros	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
"	O
AnyKey	B-Application
"	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
name	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
"	B-Error_Name
Any	I-Error_Name
"	I-Error_Name
key	I-Error_Name
on	O
these	O
keyboards	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	B-Operating_System
least	O
five	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
AnyKey	B-Application
are	O
known	O
to	O
exist	O
,	O
with	O
manufacturing	O
dates	O
starting	O
in	O
1990	O
and	O
ending	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Functionally	O
,	O
the	O
various	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
are	O
almost	O
identical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
and	O
vintage	O
of	O
an	O
AnyKey	B-Application
keyboard	B-Device
can	O
be	O
determined	O
by	O
reading	O
a	O
small	O
paper	O
label	O
on	O
the	O
underside	O
,	O
generally	O
placed	O
near	O
the	O
lower	O
center	O
over	O
the	O
third	O
screw	O
hole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
labels	O
are	O
very	O
often	O
placed	O
such	O
that	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
important	O
numbers	O
–	O
the	O
date	O
–	O
is	O
placed	O
directly	O
over	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
screw	O
holes	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
accessed	O
to	O
dismantle	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Anykey	B-Application
that	O
has	O
been	O
serviced	O
undoubtedly	O
has	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
date	O
and	O
model	O
information	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
an	O
AT	B-Operating_System
style	O
plug	O
and	O
has	O
“	O
Gateway	O
2000	O
”	O
in	O
raised	O
,	O
painted	O
lettering	O
on	O
its	O
upper	O
left	O
face	O
with	O
a	O
gold	O
painted	O
Gateway	O
G	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
“	O
AnyKey	B-Application
”	O
printed	O
on	O
the	O
upper	O
right	O
face	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
right	O
of	O
the	O
“	O
Program	O
”	O
inscription	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
silvery	O
gray	O
label	O
on	O
the	O
underside	O
bearing	O
the	O
Gateway	O
2000	O
name	O
and	O
logo	O
,	O
the	O
Anykey	B-Application
logo	O
,	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
's	O
FCC	O
ID	O
number	O
,	O
an	O
FCC	O
Part	O
15	O
warning	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
least	O
pertinent	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
model	O
number	O
:	O
“	O
2189014-XXX	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
keyboard	B-Device
can	O
be	O
programmed	O
simply	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
Program	O
Macro	O
key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
internals	O
of	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
keyboard	B-Device
are	O
held	O
together	O
with	O
many	O
small	O
yellow	O
zinc	O
plated	O
screws	O
that	O
hold	O
the	O
metal	O
plate	O
,	O
membrane	O
,	O
rubber	O
dome	O
layer	O
,	O
and	O
plastic	O
support	O
layer	O
together	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
holding	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
above	O
into	O
the	O
chassis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
visually	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
version	O
1	O
keyboards	B-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
AT	B-Operating_System
style	O
plug	O
and	O
chassis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
version	O
2	O
keyboards	B-Device
lack	O
the	O
“	O
AnyKey	B-Application
”	O
inscription	O
on	O
their	O
face	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
silver	O
label	O
on	O
the	O
reverse	O
still	O
bears	O
the	O
AnyKey	B-Application
moniker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
keyboard	B-Device
is	O
held	O
together	O
with	O
screws	O
as	O
is	O
the	O
previous	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
]	O
—	O
The	O
foregoing	O
may	O
be	O
true	O
of	O
some	O
specimens	O
of	O
this	O
model	O
,	O
but	O
on	O
at	B-Operating_System
least	O
one	O
'	O
Program	O
Macro	O
 '	O
alone	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keytops	O
from	O
later	O
AnyKey	B-Application
keyboards	B-Device
will	O
not	O
necessarily	O
match	O
cosmetically	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
later	O
lettering	O
is	O
a	O
little	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
keytop	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
strokes	O
slightly	O
thinner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2189014-00-211	O
Gateway	B-Application
AnyKey	I-Application
model	O
contains	O
a	O
toroid	O
on	O
the	O
inside	O
,	O
around	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
wires	O
near	O
the	O
top	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
which	O
might	O
rub	O
against	O
the	O
plastic	O
membrane	O
circuit	O
board	O
and	O
cut	O
the	O
leftmost	O
trace	O
emerging	O
from	O
the	O
left	O
ribbon	O
connector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
circuit	O
board	O
numbers	O
of	O
the	O
dead	O
,	O
non-responsive	O
,	O
keys	O
will	O
be	O
:	O
19	O
(	O
"	O
Program	O
Macro	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
46	O
(	O
number	O
pad	O
minus	O
"	O
-	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
90	O
(	O
left	O
side	O
function	B-Application
key	I-Application
"	O
F7	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
91	O
(	O
left	O
side	O
function	B-Application
key	I-Application
"	O
F8	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
97	O
(	O
"	O
B	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
98	O
(	O
"	O
N	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
102	O
(	O
slash	O
"	O
/	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
104	O
(	O
left	O
arrow	O
)	O
,	O
105	O
(	O
space	B-Device
key	I-Device
between	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
arrow	B-Device
keys	I-Device
)	O
,	O
106	O
(	O
right	O
arrow	O
)	O
,	O
110	O
(	O
left	O
side	O
function	B-Application
key	I-Application
"	O
F9	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
111	O
(	O
left	O
side	O
function	B-Application
key	I-Application
"	O
F10	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
113	O
(	O
gray	O
asterisk	O
between	O
left	O
side	O
Ctrl	O
and	O
Alt	O
keys	O
"	O
*	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
115	O
(	O
space	B-Device
bar	I-Device
)	O
,	O
116	O
(	O
right	O
side	O
"	O
Alt	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
120	O
(	O
down	O
arrow	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
visually	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
part	O
number	O
2189014-00-211	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
AT	B-Operating_System
style	O
plug	O
and	O
chassis	O
,	O
silver	O
label	O
on	O
the	O
reverse	O
bearing	O
the	O
AnyKey	B-Application
moniker	O
,	O
screws	O
holding	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
together	O
,	O
macro	O
programming	O
requiring	O
the	O
control	O
key	O
,	O
and	O
lacking	O
the	O
AnyKey	B-Application
inscription	O
on	O
their	O
face	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
alternate	O
version	O
is	O
part	O
number	O
2189014-00-712	O
with	O
a	O
PS/2	B-Protocol
style	O
plug	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
has	O
a	O
PS/2	B-Protocol
style	O
plug	O
and	O
like	O
the	O
version	O
2	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
“	O
AnyKey	B-Application
”	O
inscription	O
on	O
its	O
face	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
version	O
2	O
's	O
,	O
this	O
keyboard	B-Device
must	O
be	O
programmed	O
by	O
holding	O
control	O
while	O
pressing	O
Program	O
Macro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
pushed	O
through	O
the	O
lower	O
chassis	O
and	O
melted	O
into	O
a	O
mushroom	O
shape	O
(	O
"	O
heat	O
staked	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
holding	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
together	O
and	O
making	O
it	O
impossible	O
to	O
disassemble	O
for	O
service	O
without	O
breaking	O
or	O
carefully	O
drilling	O
out	O
the	O
heat	O
fastened	O
pegs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
dismantled	O
,	O
keyboards	B-Device
of	O
this	O
version	O
are	O
difficult	O
to	O
properly	O
reassemble	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
lack	O
of	O
screws	O
to	O
align	O
the	O
internals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fifth	O
version	O
exists	O
that	O
bears	O
the	O
model	O
number	O
2194001-XX-XXX	O
stamped	O
into	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
has	O
a	O
PS/2	B-Protocol
-style	O
plug	O
and	O
has	O
five	O
screws	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
heat	O
staked	O
attachments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
has	O
a	O
PS/2	B-Protocol
style	O
plug	O
like	O
"	O
version	O
3	O
"	O
and	O
also	O
has	O
screws	O
securing	O
the	O
internals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	B-Operating_System
first	O
glance	O
the	O
only	O
obvious	O
difference	O
to	O
previous	O
models	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
PS/2	B-Protocol
plug	O
is	O
bright	O
orange	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
real	O
significance	O
of	O
this	O
unit	O
is	O
the	O
recognition	O
of	O
the	O
extra	O
Windows	B-Device
keys	I-Device
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
retool	O
the	O
unit	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
extra	O
keys	O
and	O
therefore	O
altering	O
the	O
standard	O
layout	O
around	O
the	O
space	B-Device
bar	I-Device
,	O
a	O
simple	O
electronic	O
change	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
decoder	O
and	O
some	O
keys	O
relabeled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
an	O
extended	O
IBM	O
Model	O
M	O
as	O
a	O
guide	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
left	O
of	O
the	O
space	O
are	O
three	O
keys	O
:	O
which	O
are	O
relabeled	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
of	O
the	O
space	B-Device
bar	I-Device
,	O
are	O
labeled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AnyKey	B-Application
keytops	O
fit	O
interchangeably	O
with	O
Cherry	O
MX	O
keytops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gateway	O
bundled	O
or	O
offered	O
the	O
AnyKey	B-Application
keyboards	B-Device
with	O
most	O
of	O
their	O
desktop	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
from	O
1990	O
to	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	B-Device
featured	O
advanced	O
programmability	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
possible	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
re-program	O
the	O
Anykey	B-Application
keyboards	B-Device
in	O
unintentional	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manufacturing	O
of	O
the	O
AnyKey	B-Application
ceased	O
circa	O
1997	O
and	O
Gateway	O
stopped	O
offering	O
them	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maxi	O
Switch	O
,	O
the	O
actual	O
manufacturer	O
of	O
the	O
AnyKey	B-Application
,	O
got	O
into	O
financial	O
trouble	O
and	O
was	O
bought	O
by	O
LiteOn	O
in	O
1990	O
where	O
it	O
remains	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
the	O
AnyKey	B-Application
has	O
not	O
resumed	O
by	O
Maxi	O
Switch	O
,	O
LiteOn	O
,	O
or	O
any	O
of	O
LiteOn	O
's	O
subsidiaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Anykey	B-Application
does	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
distinctively	O
loud	O
buckling	B-Device
spring	I-Device
keyswitches	B-Device
of	O
the	O
older	O
“	O
battleship	O
”	O
keyboards	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
significantly	O
larger	O
,	O
heavier	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
durable	O
than	O
most	O
modern	O
keyboards	B-Device
(	O
incorporating	O
a	O
sheet	O
of	O
steel	O
running	O
the	O
width	O
and	O
length	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
,	O
a	O
¼	O
"	O
-thick	O
sheet	O
of	O
black	O
plastic	O
under	O
the	O
key	O
bed	O
,	O
and	O
weighing	O
a	O
bit	O
over	O
3	O
lbs./400	O
grams	O
)	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
serviceable	O
(	O
though	O
some	O
versions	O
more	O
serviceable	O
than	O
others	O
;	O
see	O
above	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Anykey	B-Application
lacks	O
Windows	O
and	O
multimedia	O
keys	O
except	O
for	O
model	O
2194002-XX-XXX	O
,	O
shipped	O
by	O
Gateway	O
at	B-Operating_System
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
1996	O
with	O
Windows	O
95	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
“	O
Windows	O
”	O
keys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
Anykey	B-Application
keyboards	B-Device
dated	O
as	O
late	O
as	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
