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From: rroot@edm.UUCP (Stephen Samuel)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: keyboards (was Re: Don't Bash Suns)
Message-ID: <3284@edm.UUCP>
Date: 29 Sep 88 01:52:41 GMT
References: <278@itcatl.UUCP>
Organization: Unexsys Systems Inc., Edmonton,AB.
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#c91a-ra@franny.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (reader.john.kawakami) writes:
#> How about a Control key on each side of the keyboard.

#The only keyboard I've ever seen like this was on the lowly ADM-5.  It had
#a control key on either side of the (shortish) space bar.  In theory a good

It's also available on the COnvergent Tech. (rs 422) pt/gt terminals.
It's rather nice, but I agree that it's a bit hard to get used to the concept
of TWO control keys.  (I use too many other terminals)

From article <278@itcatl.UUCP>, by jonathan@itcatl.UUCP (Jonathan Peterson):
>> It would be nice it the caps lock was between the "a" and control keys.

> Whatdaya want THAT for?  I don't even want ot talk about how many times I've
> hit Z, or D on my vt-100.  What Do I want a Caps lock key for
> anyway?  Put the caps lock on the back of the terminal or something, just
Yay!, BRAVO!!
> keep it away from useful keys like .
or ! 

One thing that I dislike about the pt/ct (and most other keyboards) is that 
the shift-lock is right next to the .  
  Shift-lock is almost useless on a UNIX machine.

The one I like best is the old Radio-Shack keyboards where shift-lock
was activated by the (somewhat obscure) shift-<0> (that's a zero).

Easy enough to activate WHEN YOU WANTED IT, but out of the way for 
day-to-day activities.

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Stephen Samuel 	  (userzxcv@ualtamts.bitnet   or  alberta!edm!steve)
(Only in Canada, you say??.... Pity!)