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From: mueller@schaefer.math.wisc.edu (Carl Mueller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: HP-48 TEXT (was Re: HP95 keyboard?)
Keywords: size,typing
Message-ID: <1991Jun10.142009.13349@schaefer.math.wisc.edu>
Date: 10 Jun 91 14:20:09 GMT
References: <1991Jun10.063838.20847@marlin.jcu.edu.au> <4252@uc.msc.umn.edu>
Reply-To: mueller@schaefer.math.wisc.edu.UUCP (Carl Mueller)
Organization: Univ. of Wisconsin Dept. of Mathematics
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In article <4252@uc.msc.umn.edu> fin@norge.unet.umn.edu (Craig A. Finseth) writes:
>In article <1991Jun10.063838.20847@marlin.jcu.edu.au> zlraa@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Ross Alford) writes:
>
>Why? I use the 48 as a calculator.  In that mode, I (mostly) press a
>button and see the results, then press another button.  It does the
>job fine.  Speed typing is simply not an issue on this device.
>
>However, I find it difficult to type alpha stuff.  Basically, I press
>ALPHA / letter / ALPHA / letter / etc.  (I am left-handed, so holding
>down the ALPHA key is clumsy.)
>
Does nobody read the manuals?  It is no wonder that you find it difficult
to type alpha stuff on the 48!!!!  Try pressing the ALPHA key TWICE and then
typing lots of letters.  You'll find it much easier (though I'm not saying
that the 48 was designed for easy text entry).

>Craig A. Finseth			fin@unet.umn.edu [CAF13]

Carl Mueller (mueller@math.wisc.edu)