In message <5.2.0.9.2.20040826070902.03153cc8_at_192.168.0.1>
Ed Kelleher <Pres_at_macro-inc.com> wrote:
> Worst keyboard: DEC LK201 on VT220 terminals - no <ESC> key, misplaced
> angle bracket <> keys (both on same key),
Same thing with the keyboard that comes with the Liberty Freedom ONE Plus
terminals. Who decided to omit the <ESC> key and put the angle brackets on
the same key? The "standard IBMPC" layout with </, and >/. on the same keys
seems to be a fairly good compromise.
> reduced size shift key so you
> always missed it and hit something else.
On the F-One the Capslock key is between the Ctrl and "A" keys. You try and
hit Ctrl-C, you get
> couldn't get a cup of coffee within 6 inches of it before it would crap out.
I had trouble getting the Enter key to trigger reliably - a squirt of IPA
sorted that out.
On my Linux boxen, I'm using a Dell 093GDJ keyboard - white, heavy, with a
lovely "click" sound as the key goes down. Key travel seems to be around 5mm
to 10mm. %DEITY knows what machines Dell shipped them with (if any) - the
keyboards on the newer (black-cased) machines are crap - like typing on a
lump of putty.
As far as appearance goes, aside from the Dell logo, it looks almost exactly
like an IBM Model M...
Later.
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Received on Thu Aug 26 2004 - 07:06:31 BST