Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utcsstat.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsrgv!utcsstat!ian From: ian@utcsstat.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: why are microcomputer keyboard designs brain-damaged? Message-ID: <670@utcsstat.UUCP> Date: Mon, 13-Jun-83 16:40:04 EDT Article-I.D.: utcsstat.670 Posted: Mon Jun 13 16:40:04 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 13-Jun-83 19:16:33 EDT Organization: U. of Toronto, Canada Lines: 16 I'm sure the design of the keyboard comes from the brain of the designer, from which draw your own conclusions... In particular, this is one of the drawbacks of buying a micro-in-a-box: you can't replace one part of it if the design is botched. Bus-based systems, or even single-board designs which allow attachment of any random serial ASCII console, give you a lot more freedom of choice. If you have reasonable software (a la termcap) you can adapt the system to the console without a soldering iron or a wire-wrap tool. On the other hand, if writing a termcap entry is not your cup of tea, (and I'm not being hostile here, merely discriminating between programmers and the non-programming user) then buy the micro-in-a-box and live with the keyboard. Ian Darwin, Toronto