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From: perley@einstein.steinmetz (Donald P Perley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga as an X terminal
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Date: 9 Sep 88 12:52:16 GMT
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In article <877@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu> vkr@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu (Vidhyanath K. Rao) writes:

>There is strong pressure (from employees, unions, legistatures etc) for
>requiring detachable keyboards on all pcs/terminals bought henceforth. This
>puts the 500 at a strong disadvantage. 

Although the keyboard is attached to the computer, the computer itself
can be move about your desk to suit your typing posture (not so good
in your lap).

The main problem, I think, from a strain point of view, is terminals
where the keyboard is fixed in relation to the display, and/or rigidly
fixed to the desk. Can you say adm3? how about 029?

Rules could still be worded so as to disallow the 500, but I think it's 
keyboard mobility is acceptable. That may not hold if it's tied down
with an expansion box.

-don perley