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From: macman@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Dennis H Lippert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: New Mac Keyboard
Message-ID: <52652@unix.cis.pitt.edu>
Date: 24 Oct 90 14:44:05 GMT
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Keywords:Function Keys, Please!

In article <4694@sage.cc.purdue.edu> ar4@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Piper Keairnes) writes:

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>Why on earth is the Caps-lock key far left on the middle row of keys on
>extended keyboards, where the Control key should be? Is this in accordance
>with an accepted standard, for ergonomic reasons, or what?
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>Piper Keairnes
>ar4@sage.cc.purdue.edu

Well, this IBM compatible that I'm sitting at (don't worry, I'm anti-IBM :-))
has the caps-lock key in this position.  So the extended is forgiven.  Now, 
why is the Classic different?  Furthermore, why don't the snall keyboards have
any function keys.  My TRS-80 Model III had three, just like a VT-100.  There
are a few things a VT does, that I can't figure out how to do on a Plus, becausethere are no function keys.

Any replies welcome!

Dennis Lippert
macman@unix.cis.pitt.edu