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From: shankar@hpcupt3.cup.hp.com (Shankar Unni)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: observations on the (9000/7x0 series)
Message-ID: <48580037@hpcupt3.cup.hp.com>
Date: 27 Jun 91 04:34:14 GMT
References: <1991Jun21.191139.11313@wlbr.imsd.contel.com>
Organization: HP India Software Op., Bangalore
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In comp.sys.hp, bruce@tcom.stc.co.uk (Bruce Munro) writes:

> What I want to know is does the 700 keyboard still have the '/' key right
> up the top of the keyboard, and to add insult to injury you have to shift
> to obtain it. On a Unix workstation this is nothing short of absurd! I'd
> really love to the hear the justification for this bit of design.

Don't order the "UK Keyboard" option with the HP machines. If all you need
is to type in the "pound sterling" sign, there are other ways to get it..

It's the UK keyboard that has various abominations like the upshifted "/"
and the "-" in the bottom right-hand corner..
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