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Article #18689Re: MAC SE keyboards
From: John Pantone
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1987 20:43
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1987 20:43
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In article <7982@shemp.UCLA.EDU>, flowers@CS.UCLA.EDU writes:
> The only problem I have with the extended keyboard is that the key
> which is to the left of A is caps lock, rather than control, which is
> west south west from Z. If you're used to IBM pc keyboards you'll
> like that, but if you touch type, expecting control to be to the left
> of A, you'll be very frustrated.
Unless you use any of the many DEC keyboards which, also, have the
caps lock key to the immediate left of the A key (vt100/2xx/...)
That is actually a reasonably common placement.
--
These opinions are solely mine and in no way reflect those of my employer.
John M. Pantone @ GE/Calma R&D, Data Management Group, San Diego
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!rutgers!ames!sdcsvax!sdcc6!calmasd!jnp From: jnp@calmasd.GE.COM (John Pantone) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: MAC SE keyboards Message-ID: <2361@calmasd.GE.COM> Date: Tue, 1-Sep-87 16:43:13 EDT Article-I.D.: calmasd.2361 Posted: Tue Sep 1 16:43:13 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 5-Sep-87 06:21:06 EDT References: <2777@husc6.UUCP> <7982@shemp.UCLA.EDU> Organization: G.E.- Calma R&D, San Diego, CA Lines: 14 Keywords: SE, keyboard