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From: joe@modcomp.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: keyboards (was Re: Don't Bash S
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Date: 29 Sep 88 15:31:00 GMT
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Roy Smith writes:

> Clearly, what the world needs is a standard keyboard interface, and a
> choice of keyboards from which users can pick and choose as they like,
> regardles of what system they are on.  Apple's ADB is at least a start
> in this direction.

WARNING: RUMOR COMING YOUR WAY :-)
I believe ISO standardized a keyboard quite a few years ago, and that
the first commercial product which used it was the IBM PC jr.  You
know what happened to that machine.  The point is, a keyboard standard
has to be much closer to "perfection" (whatever that is) than is usually
required of a standard, or it will not be accepted.
--
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