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From: ari@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Ari Halberstadt)
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Subject: Why does NeXT have such a lousy keyboard?
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The NeXT is pretty cool (as you all know). It has its problems though.
One of the most serious problems is its truly awful keyboard. I'm
sure this has been discussed before, but I'd like to bring it up
again. Why, precisely, did Job's decide to forgo nearly a decade
of ergonomic research? Even the mouse is too big and heavy!
My ideal keyboard is the one supplied with the console of the
IBM-RT. Everyone I talk with agrees that the RT keyboard is the
best one around. Since NeXT has a working relationship with IBM,
why can't they just license this keyboard? (unfortunately, even IBM
doesn't use it much). I guess that's it for now. As I learn more
about the NeXT perhaps I'll start posting more.
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Ari Halberstadt '91, "Long live succinct signatures"
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