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From: jojo@astroatc.UUCP (Jon Wesener)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: detachable keyboards and the A500
Message-ID: <1185@astroatc.UUCP>
Date: 12 Sep 88 14:32:12 GMT
References: <8808060100.AA11069@jade.berkeley.edu> <3550@cadnetix.COM> <877@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu> <2605@sugar.uu.net>
Reply-To: jojo@astroatc.UUCP (Jon Wesener)
Organization: Astronautics Technology Cntr, Madison, WI
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In article <2605@sugar.uu.net> karl@sugar.uu.net (Karl Lehenbauer) writes:
>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. 
>
>OK, think of the Amiga 500 as on oversized detachable keyboard that happens to
>have an Amiga in it.

    This is my big complaint about the 500.  I know, I know, for as cheap as it
is I shouln't expect a detachable keyboard.  Fine, I can relate to that.  But
I'd still like to be able to sit back with my feet on the desk and my keyboard 
in my lap once in a while.  Has anyone come up with a way hook up a terminal
to the serial port and get a remote shell running on it?  Then how about a
good vi like editor for it!  I personally prefer a dumb terminal for editting
instead of the normal amiga screen.  They're usually easier to read (and have a
detachable keyboard)

Just my oppinions so don't get in a tizzy,
--j
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