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From: gemini@homxb.UUCP (Rick Richardson)
Newsgroups: net.info-terms,net.internat
Subject: Re: In search of a sane keyboard standard
Message-ID: <1521@homxb.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 1-May-86 23:51:51 EDT
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Posted: Thu May  1 23:51:51 1986
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Keywords: keyboard, standard, ANSI
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So far, the best keyboard I have used is a modified IBM PC/AT keyboard.
I move the ESC, tilda, and backspace keys by rotating them to the
right (so ESC ends up to the left of 1, tilda is to right of backslash,
and backspace is to right of tilda).  I use software to adjust the
BIOS and drivers for the new placement.  This gives me a keyboard
with a great feel, a huge return key, control and escape in the right
places.  The backspace is still a little too far in right field, and the
function keys are still off in left, but there's nothing you can do to
fix that.

I believe, however, that no matter what layout you come up with as
"standard", there is somebody out there who needs something different.
Not to mention differences in keyboard feel. (Everytime I get a wet
noodle handshake I can't help but wonder if this person was the inventor
of mashed potatoe tactile feedback).

Don't we all have our own favorite keyboards?  Wouldn't the world be
a better place if I could get *MY* keyboard to plug into any computer.
Don't bother standardizing the layout.  Standardize the (serial) interface.

	Have keyboard, will travel...

Rick Richardson, PC Research, Inc. (201) 922-1134, (201) 834-1378 @ AT&T-CP
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