Running Windows 2000 on an iPad — solving missing Fn keys with a small WinAPI tool
Posted by FlatlinerSPb@reddit | vintagecomputing | View on Reddit | 5 comments
Got Windows 2000 running in UTM on an iPad mostly for nostalgia - wanted to mess around with C++ Builder 6 again.
The biggest problem ended up being the keyboard: no proper Fn keys and no key repeat, which gets annoying fast when navigating in editors.
Since there’s no way to fix that on the iPad side, I wrote a small WinAPI utility that remaps keys and adds repeat using a keyboard hook.
I put together a write-up with details and source here: full write-up with code and explanation.
Curious if anyone else is running old Windows setups on modern devices and how you deal with input quirks.
zSmileyDudez@reddit
Your pic shows the keyboard has a Fn key. Did you try using it with the keys that are in place of the function keys? For example, Fn-Brightness Down for F1.
FlatlinerSPb@reddit (OP)
Tried everything. This keyboard just doesn't work like a proper original or compatible one should.
_Maybe368@reddit
Why not use a Bluetooth keyboard with function keys ?
FlatlinerSPb@reddit (OP)
Because I already bought this keyboard. It should just work as advertised.
grimacefry@reddit
This is enough to raise Steve Jobs from the dead