Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!apple!bionet!agate!pasteur!franny.Berkeley.EDU!c91a-ra From: c91a-ra@franny.Berkeley.EDU (reader.john.kawakami) Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: keyboards (was Re: Don't Bash Suns) Keywords: keyboards Message-ID: <5962@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> Date: 26 Sep 88 07:36:17 GMT References: <358@island.uu.net> <626@mace.cc.purdue.edu> <4210@thorin.cs.unc.edu> <740@mace.cc.purdue.edu> <278@itcatl.UUCP> Sender: news@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU Reply-To: c91a-ra@franny.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (reader.john.kawakami) Distribution: na Organization: University of California, Berkeley Lines: 15 I couldn't resist putting my 2bits worth in on this "discussion." Since no one has mentioned it: How about a Control key on each side of the keyboard. This wouldn't do much for UNIX editors, but on micros, where some programs require CTRL-something-S, it would be a big help. And smaller key caps would be better too. Smaller caps give you a clearer sense of where your fingers are (on the keyboard) and let you type faster. I also agree that a caps lock key betw. Ctrl and A makes no sense. Who uses caps lock enough to justify putting it there. BTW, the 520ST keyboard feels awful, but the layout is nice. The keys are much better on the Megas--a lot like the Sun-3. TTL EXE MUX PRG A3I MTX TTP FOE TUS APP JTK MMU CRT VDI TOS DRI GEM CPM ACC OMV JOH NKA WAK AMI c91 a-r a@f ran ny. Ber kel ey. Edu kaw aka mi@ zen .Be kel ey.