On Jun 2, 23:53, Huw Davies wrote:
> On 4 May 2004, at 23:15, Jay West wrote:
>
> > I have a DEC VT102 terminal that I got some time ago from a
> > listmember. On
> > the right of the keyboard where the numeric keypad is, the keys
don't
> > match
> > the color of the other keys on the keyboard. The upper left key in
the
> > keypad is gold, and the other keys on the keypad are different
colors
> > - red,
> > blue, white - and have editing words on them, I think words like
"left,
> > copy, print", something like that.
> Sounds like a WPS or WPS+ keypad. It's been a long while since I've
> seen one but it sounds right!
It was a moderately common option, used by several editors. For
example, ED and EDT for RSX-11 used those keys; the GOLD key in
particular labelled as such on editor reference cards and is used by a
variety of software.
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
Received on Wed Jun 02 2004 - 14:34:44 BST