Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!axiom!drilex!dricej From: dricej@drilex.UUCP (Craig Jackson) Newsgroups: net.info-terms,net.internat Subject: Re: In search of a sane keyboard standard Message-ID: <140@drilex.UUCP> Date: Tue, 20-May-86 00:13:57 EDT Article-I.D.: drilex.140 Posted: Tue May 20 00:13:57 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 21-May-86 00:07:55 EDT References: <2071@cbosgd.UUCP> <163@mtsbb.UUCP> <870@uwvax.UUCP> <761@nbires.UUCP> Reply-To: dricej@drilex.UUCP (Craig Jackson) Organization: Data Resources/McGraw-Hill, Lexington, MA Lines: 11 Xref: linus net.info-terms:504 net.internat:54 I suspect that the reason for DEC putting "<" and ">" on the same key on the VT220 stems from that model for all brain-damage, the IBM 3278. Trying to type an ALGOL-derived language (of which C is one) on a 3278 is extremely painful. It is true that the 3278 has a reconfigurable keyboard, by reprogramming the 3274. By why should one have to? -- Craig Jackson UUCP: {harvard,linus}!axiom!drilex!dricej BIX: cjackson