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From: osmith@acorn.co.uk (Owen Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
Subject: Re: Archimedes keyboard
Message-ID: <5346@acorn.co.uk>
Date: 23 Feb 91 16:47:35 GMT
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In article <1845@tharr.UUCP> gtoal@tharr.UUCP (Graham Toal) writes:

>Wait till you see the idiocy of the A540 mouse:
>  Keyboard cable:  approx 1 ft
>  Mouse cable:     approx 6 feet!

You will find the situation is the same on an A400/1 series machine. I also
find this a pain. The keyboard cable is only just long enough as I have my
machine stack (about 18 inches high in total with the A440/1 at the top!)
to the right of the monitor. To make the keyboard cable reach, I have to
have the A440/1 sideways. This does have the benefit that I can get at the
connectors on the back more easily. Even with this set up, the keyboard
cable is only just long enough. The mouse cable, on the other hand, trails
all over the desk behind the monitor. I do however find the mouse to be
a very nice one if used on a mouse mat. The keyboard is quite nice too,
you can actually tilt it far enough. Must keyboards I have used in the
past had insufficient tilt for me. On the other hand, the keyboard is not
heavy enough and tends to move around on the desk too easily.

Owen.

The views expressed are my own and are not necessarily those of Acorn.