Re: In search of a sane keyboard standard

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From: Craig Jackson
Date: Tue, 20 May 1986 04:13

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I suspect that the reason for DEC putting "<" and ">" on the same key on the
VT220 stems from that model for all brain-damage, the IBM 3278.  Trying to
type an ALGOL-derived language (of which C is one) on a 3278 is extremely
painful.

It is true that the 3278 has a reconfigurable keyboard, by reprogramming the 
3274.  By why should one have to?
-- 
Craig Jackson
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From: dricej@drilex.UUCP (Craig Jackson)
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Subject: Re: In search of a sane keyboard standard
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Date: Tue, 20-May-86 00:13:57 EDT
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