01 December 2008
IBM Model M Keyboard & OS X
I just got a new Macbook Aluminum unibody. I'm loving this machine so much. But when I'm at home, I like to plug into a 24 inch screen and I love to type on the IBM Model M keyboard, probably the best keyboard ever built. I have 3 of them. Anyhow, I did some googling around to try to find a solution to remapping the Mac Command key to the right control key on the M. Most of the key remapper programs out there do not appear to support OS X 10.5.x or Leopard. Anyhow, I found a little program called PCKeyboardHack that did the trick. It allowed me to map the right control key to the Mac Command key. Obviously you could go into the preferences -> keyboard & mouse and under "modifier keys" you could map the cap locks key to command for all keyboards. Personally, I use that key. So, that wasn't a solution for me. Anyhow, download PCKeyboardHack here if you think it might be useful to you. Update: PCKeyBoardHack works with all current versions of OS X including Lion.
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I gather that the built-in remapping didn't work for you? I ask because I've heard some people say they remap command to caps lock on the old keyboards using the utility depicted in a post I wrote about Unicomp's modern version of the Model M.
Hi Jake: Thanx for the reply. Mapping caps lock is an option, if you don't use caps lock. Personally I find I need it and use it. As far as I can tell the solution I give is the only one available if you want to remap one of the control keys. Since you have an extra one, this makes the most sense. The solution I post works perfectly from what I've found.
This is still current information. This utility has been updated for Leopard and Snow Leopard. It's the best solution I've come across.
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