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From: klm@munsell.UUCP (Kevin (with the fiberglass reinforced left foot) McBride)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Keyboards (And Maxiplan)
Message-ID: <1316@atkins.munsell.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 23-Oct-87 09:09:05 EST
Article-I.D.: atkins.1316
Posted: Fri Oct 23 09:09:05 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 25-Oct-87 18:33:44 EST
References: <4313@zen.berkeley.edu> <16251@amdahl.amdahl.com> <2059@tekig4.TEK.COM> <2574@cbmvax.UUCP>
Reply-To: klm@atkins.UUCP (Kevin (with the fiberglass reinforced left foot) McBride)
Organization: Eikonix Corp., Bedford, MA
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Keywords: pencil holder

In article <2574@cbmvax.UUCP> grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) writes:
=In article <2059@tekig4.TEK.COM> brianr@tekig4.UUCP (Brian Rhodefer) writes:
=
=> Also, I have to know:  The so-called "pencil holder" on the
=> A1000's keyboard is actually a place to put removable printed
=> labels that a software vendor might supply to show what the
=> "function" keys do,  isn't it?
=
=I've heard claims to this effect, and it's no doubt true.  Somehow, the fact
=that nobody involved with the new keyboard had ever seen the slot used with a
=templet led to its being overlooked.  I feel kind of silly about it, but then
=I only tell the boss I'm perfect...

Well, then it's obvious that the people involved with the new keybored
have never used Maxiplan before.  It has a "pencil holder" sized template
that shows you what the various function keys do.  Kinda nice.  I wish
that other software packages had them too.  Dpaint comes to mind.
I've made up my own template to remind me of all the function keys I have
programmed into DBW VT100 that help make life bearable when I have to log
in to the PDP-11. (Gack!)

(Can you spot the intentional spelling error in the above paragraph?
Hint:  It's not PDP-11 :-)

BTW, speaking of Maxiplan, who supports it these days?  When I bought my
copy about a year ago, it was distributed by Maxisoft.  A couple months
later I saw suspicious looking Electronic Farts stickers on the box at 
my unfriendly neighborhood computer store.  Now I hear rumors that It's
controlled by OXXI.  Can somebody shed some light on this please?  My old
copy is kinda buggy in a couple places.  It calls the guru almost every
time I try to graph something.  I'd like to get the new "Maixplan Plus" or
whatever it is they're calling it with the macro facilities.  Do they
offer an upgrade?  I like Maxiplan, but I'd hate to spend the money buying
it all over again.

-- 
Kevin McBride, the guy in the cast   //       | Your mind is totally controlled
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