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Path: zeus!bobr
From: bobr@zeus.TEK.COM (Robert Reed)
Newsgroups: mod.computers.apollo
Subject: Re: Submission for mod-computers-apollo
Message-ID: <1194@zeus.TEK.COM>
Date: 4 Feb 87 21:00:57 GMT
References: <8701302155.AA15447@zeus.TEK> <8702021823.AA24187@utah-cs.ARPA>
Reply-To: bobr@zeus.UUCP (Robert Reed)
Organization: CAE Systems Division, Tektronix Inc., Beaverton OR
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In article <8702021823.AA24187@utah-cs.ARPA> utah-cs!hucka (Michael Hucka) writes:

    I must admit I was surprised to see a <REPEAT> key on a keyboard when I
    first began using Apollo systems, but since getting used to it I find
    it's one of best things about them (and it's very easy to get used to
    that key).

I am happy for you that you have been able to adapt so easily.  For my part,
I don't think that I will.  Repeating a control key (such as ^F or ^B) is
such an awkward endevor (little finger of left hand holding down both
control and repeat keys while index finger of same hand holds down the F or
B) that I doubt I'll ever get used to it.  This is a fairly frequent
occupation when using an editor other than then toy editor Apollo calls the
Pad Editor.

    It gives you much better control over your keyboard and speeds input,
    because when <REPEAT> is held down the other keys repeat *immediately*,
    unlike regular keyboards where there is a noticeable pause between the
    time you press the key and the time it begins to repeat.  I now always
    miss this feature when I must use other keyboards.

I have never had trouble with the delay before key repeat.  The delay is an
essential feature, allowing character entry without key doubling, and
providing a simple mechanism for repeated keys without requiring additional
action by the user.
-- 
Robert Reed, Tektronix CAE Systems Division, bobr@zeus.TEK