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From: williams@nssdcs.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Williams (SYSGROUP))
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Subject: Re: SS1+ keyboards
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Date: 1 Nov 90 00:19:26 GMT
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In article <1990Oct7.214435.21240@rice.edu> sparks@viewlogic.com (Alan Sparks) writes:

>OK, I have now been "upgraded" to a SS1+ with limited resources and a type
>4 keyboard.  I hate this keyboard; what I *realy* hate is that doubled
>letters don't type correctly... I hit the key twice and get one leter.

I have made it a policy, whenever I'm at a trade show or conference, to
tell the Sun sales critters just how much I despise the type 4 keyboard.
My complaints are all centered on layout (I especially dislike the extra
key between the quotes ('/") key and the return key).  Moving the delete
key way up top was also a lose.  The only worse keyboard that I have to
deal with on a regular basis is the DEC LK-201 (and now the LK-401).  Yes,
I know this was done to conform to the ISO layout.  I don't care.

At the Washington Usenix, DEC had several alternate keyboards on display
that they were considering for use on DECstations.  All were much better
than the LK-201.  I don't know what became of that, but if DEC were to
offer a reasonable layout, THAT WOULD AFFECT MY DECISION OF WHAT
WORKSTATION TO BUY.   ARE YOU LISTENING, SUN???

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