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From: vancleef@iastate.edu (Van Cleef Henry H)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Re: Let's Talk Keyboards!
Message-ID: <1991Apr14.034624.11007@news.iastate.edu>
Date: 14 Apr 91 03:46:24 GMT
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In article <rwaters.670615110@jabba> rwaters@jabba.ess.harris.com writes:
>In <1991Apr2.104658.1@hulaw1.harvard.edu> peregrin@hulaw1.harvard.edu writes:
>
>
>>	What keyboards do people hate?  Who is forced to use a keyboard thats
>>too skwishy, to awkward? (I had to teach a semester of Pascal to some
>>unfortunate students using DEC VT100 terminals, last year.  Poor souls!)
>
I prefer the Northgate keyboard.  The DEC VT52 keyboards (except for
some key bounce) and VT100 keyboards have a good feel for me.  I don't
like the LK201, find it almost impossible to touch type on, have to
pound the keys, and am afraid that using them will lead to problems like
carpal tunnel syndrome.  

Does anyone know how to modify one of the Northgate keyboards to run on
DEC equipment in place of the LK201?  

I have my own VT100 for use on DEC equipment, but with the advent of
VT3xx X terminals, need just a substitute keyboard.  
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