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From: pmh@cutie.ka.sub.org (Patrick M. Hausen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: HP95 keyboard?
Message-ID: <6540165@cutie.ka.sub.org>
Date: 12 Jun 91 19:32:36 GMT
References: <1991Jun10.063838.20847@marlin.jcu.edu.au> <4252@uc.msc.umn.edu>
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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:
> >Now that a few of you have had HP95s for a while, how do you really find
> >the keyboards?  I'm thinking about getting one when they eventually
> >become available here, but do have my doubts about the keyboard.  I am a
> 	...
> [... stuff about HP48SX deleted ...]
> 
> 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.)

Ever tried ALPHA / ALPHA / letter / letter / letter / l... ?
You can also configure ALPHA to work as on the 41: toggle
alpha-mode on or off.

Cheers, PMH

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