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Subject: Re: id AA28321; Thu, 23 Feb 84 05:32:59 - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 28-Feb-84 21:39:16 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 28 21:39:16 1984
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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 use  much 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.