21 Feb
2000
21 Feb
'00
1:30 p.m.
On Mon, Feb 21, 2000 at 07:42:22PM -0000, Peter Pachla wrote:
My favourite keyboards of all are IBM made ones, they
have a nice feel and
"clicky" keys. In fact, the keyboard I use the most is a 1985 vintage, 84
key, AT keyboard (with the function keys arranged down the left hand end,
where they should be).
Me too but I like the function keys along the top. No point in having
a preference that's so hard to find in modern keyboards; sometimes I get
stuck using other types besides my IBM's (although I do have extras so
I can use one at work and one at every extra computer around the house).
Now that we are using Sun Ultra 5's at work though, it's really annoying
in that the caps lock and control are reversed, and backspace is one row
down where the backslash is on my IBM. Those choices make more sense from
an ergonmics point of view but I wish I could be more consistent. Maybe
have to see about getting Linux to swap them for me at home.
There is an adapter for something like $70 that lets you hook up a PC
keyboard to a Sun but that's kindof spendy. Makes me wonder if one couldn't
program up a PIC to be a universal keyboard adapter - XT, AT, Sun and ADB.
(and a few others people will think of a need for, I'm sure...at least
3 of the above use TTL signalling, but I'm not sure about ADB)
The modern Sun keyboards are also too mushy.
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