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 References: <358@island.uu.net> <626@mace.cc.purdue.edu> <4210@thorin.cs.unc.edu> <740@mace.cc.purdue.edu> <278@itcatl.UUCP> Reply-To: doug@iemisi.UUCP (Doug Snow) Organization: Boeing Canada, Toronto. Lines: 31 .....>> 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 -- ______________________________________________________________________________ Doug Snow, Boeing Canada, Toronto. UUCP: {geac|utzoo|utgpu}!syntron!jtsv16!marsal1!iemisi!doug suncan!jtsv16!marsal1!iemisi!doug