Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!jtsv16!marsal1!iemisi!doug
From: doug@iemisi.UUCP (Doug Snow)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: keyboards (was Re: Don't Bash Suns)
Keywords: keyboards
Message-ID: <359@iemisi.UUCP>
Date: 27 Sep 88 19:19:21 GMT
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Reply-To: doug@iemisi.UUCP (Doug Snow)
Organization: Boeing Canada, Toronto.
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>> 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
>keep it away from useful keys like .

Here Here, this has been a pet peeve of mine for quite some time. What is it with
these PS/2, AT and Clone 101 keyboards? They're brutal. CAPSLOCK-S does not stop
things from scrolling, contrary to what my fingers insist! (I know, 
CONTROL-NUMLOCK did....gackk).

A good keyboard is real important to me, I have yet to find a great one but
I really prefer my Sun-3 over PCs, ATs, vt100s et al.(the LK-201 always felt,
great but the layout -- yuchhh). It has a firm feel, no noise and 
control and escape are where _I_ need them.

It ain't perfect, but little is. I wish keyboard designers would talk to me;
I've always wanted to write a long diatribe on what I want, what I hate and
what I feel is necessary in a keyboard (I mean they're the front line
for me, really)...but there are a lot of things I'd like to do.

					Doug
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                                  Doug Snow, Boeing Canada, Toronto.

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