Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site sdcsvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!security!genrad!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!pournell From: pournell@sdcsvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: id AA28321; Thu, 23 Feb 84 05:32:59 - (nf) Message-ID: <546@sdcsvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 28-Feb-84 21:39:16 EST Article-I.D.: sdcsvax.546 Posted: Tue Feb 28 21:39:16 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 1-Mar-84 03:07:51 EST References: <5905@uiucdcs.UUCP> Organization: U.C. San Diego; freelance writer Lines: 14 I don't agree with the "my Selectric doesn't have special keys, or even all of ASCII, so I know I'll have to get used to something else" sentiment (expressed or implied). IBM, notice, decided that this was true and put extra keys in odd and unique places. So did DEC. I agree that there must be extra keys (or you end up like Epson's VALDOCS keyboard, with the rest of ASCII hidden with the "graphics shift" key). I don't agree that this means that they must be scrambled all over the keyboard. Except for you who like pressing ^-H and ^-SHIFT-_ for BS and DEL, most of us would like the erase keys in the standard places (erase = BS or etc.). I woulnd't usemuch myself, but this miserable editor they gave me (vi; no emacs yet) requires it. Putting backspace up whre the left hand has to get it is certainly no fun for bad typists like me.