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From: mjr@hussar.dco.dec.com (Marcus J. Ranum)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: keyboard, mouse, hockey puck
Keywords: keyboard mouse schematics
Message-ID: <1991Mar07.193702.14987@decuac.dec.com>
Date: 7 Mar 91 19:37:02 GMT
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seymour@milton.u.washington.edu (Richard Seymour) writes:

>i remember when DEC brought out the LK-201 keyboard design...

	I have to admit that I personally would prefer a LOT of
ill-thought-out designs to a single well-thought-out one - it's my
experience that keyboards are more a matter of taste than ergonomics,
philosophy, or industrial design. It'd be nice if everyone just made
their machines to accept taiwan-made IBM PC/AT compatible keyboards -
there are literally dozens of configurations and a wide range of
quality - ranging from $30 clones to cadillacs from Northgate. It's
also trivial to get specialized keycaps, etc, etc. The computer
industry still has a lot to learn from the IBM clone phenomenon.

	PC clones are a wonderful source of cheap parts waiting to
be tapped: if you can't lick 'em, dismantle 'em and use what you
can... :)

mjr.