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From: lmb@sat.com (Larry Blair)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Some complaints (9000/7x0 series)
Message-ID: <1991Jun25.165629.1762@sat.com>
Date: 25 Jun 91 16:56:29 GMT
References: <1474@theseas.ntua.gr> <5570668@hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Organization: SAT Corp., Sunnyvale, CA
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In article <5570668@hpfcdc.HP.COM> perry@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Perry Scott) writes:
=Re: 700 Keyboard
=
=The keyboard was designed by committee.  The layout is the contribution
=from the business (HP3000) side of the house.  Since so much of Un*x
=involves the CNTL key, its placement next to the caps lock key is quite
=likely the worst possible choice.
=
=The normal workaround here is to pry off the caps lock key with a small
=screwdriver and throw it away.  Same with the Print/Enter key.

That's a brilliant solution.  Makes me wonder about HP engineering.  Try
xmodmap.  The man page even explains how to turn the CAPS-LOCK into a control
key.  Of course you could just pour some epoxy in the key slot.
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Larry Blair   lmb@sat.com   {apple,decwrl}!sat!lmb