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From: james@bigtex.uucp (James Van Artsdalen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Dell 310 (20 MHz 30386)
Message-ID: <5330@bigtex.uucp>
Date: 4 Aug 88 05:47:47 GMT
References: <3006@ttidca.TTI.COM>
Reply-To: james@bigtex.UUCP (James Van Artsdalen)
Organization: F.B.N. Software, Austin TX
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In article <3006@ttidca.TTI.COM>, josephs@ttidca.TTI.COM (Bill Josephs) wrote:
>      5.   The 101 key keyboard is terrible (the feel is okay -- but
>           all keys are in the wrong place -- especially the function
>           keys and the backslash).

How IBM managed to start with a good keyboard and gradually move to
the current wretched mess is beyond me.  And these guys make/made
top-rated typewriters?

> [...]
>           Function keys back on the left where god meant them to be --
>           and esc and tilde are reversible by dip switch (the
> 	    correcponding key caps are not, however).  BLISS.

Actually, if that's the Maxi-Switch keyboard they used to use, the
grave/accent/tilde and ESC key caps are exchangable.  I used a chip
puller to get 'em out.
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