15 Oct
2008
15 Oct
'08
8:33 p.m.
Now that the current Sun keyboards are USB and don't feel like mush (like
the Type 6 does), I'm pondering getting a Type 7. Furthermore, I'm
thinking that perhaps other vendors of Linux machines should start
offering Type 7 keyboards. If you think about it, such a keyboard would
be perfect for getting people to use [lu]n[iu]x given the action keys
along the left side.
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David Griffith
dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu
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15 Oct
15 Oct
8:40 p.m.
On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 8:33 PM, David Griffith <dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu> wrote:
Now that the current Sun keyboards are USB and don't feel like mush (like
the Type 6 does), I'm pondering getting a Type 7. Furthermore, I'm
thinking that perhaps other vendors of Linux machines should start
offering Type 7 keyboards. If you think about it, such a keyboard would
be perfect for getting people to use [lu]n[iu]x given the action keys
along the left side.
The most important question: is the Control key in the correct
position? Assuming I could find the extra real estate necessary for
it, I might even consider trying one of these in preference to the
Model M I'm using right now, because it looks just like the Type 5's I
quite like.
John
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8:48 p.m.
On Wed, 15 Oct 2008, John Floren wrote:
On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 8:33 PM, David Griffith
<dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu> wrote:
That's the rub. The UNIX model has Control in the right place, but I
never got used to the strange places that Backspace, Esc, \, and ` are.
The PC model fixes this, but then Control appears to be in the wrong
place. I'd like to get the PC model with a keycap kit to put a Control
key where it belongs. IMHO, there is no need for a Caps Lock key.
--
David Griffith
dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu
A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
Now that the current Sun keyboards are USB and don't feel like mush (like
the Type 6 does), I'm pondering getting a Type 7. Furthermore, I'm
thinking that perhaps other vendors of Linux machines should start
offering Type 7 keyboards. If you think about it, such a keyboard would
be perfect for getting people to use [lu]n[iu]x given the action keys
along the left side.
The most important question: is the Control key in the correct
position? Assuming I could find the extra real estate necessary for
it, I might even consider trying one of these in preference to the
Model M I'm using right now, because it looks just like the Type 5's I
quite like. 
16 Oct
16 Oct
1:44 p.m.
David Griffith wrote:
That's the rub. The UNIX model has Control in the
right place, but I
never got used to the strange places that Backspace, Esc, \, and ` are.
The PC model fixes this, but then Control appears to be in the wrong
place. I'd like to get the PC model with a keycap kit to put a Control
key where it belongs. IMHO, there is no need for a Caps Lock key.
I'm typing on a Matias "OS X Keyboard" that has Ctrl in the UNIX
position (left of a) and PC position, below shift on both sides.
Capslock is left of right-Ctrl.
It also has 15 function keys (instead of PrtScrn, Scroll and Num
locks), 3 volume control keys, and is programmable, at least in OS X.
Size and spacing is almost exactly the same as my late-model SGI granite
keyboard. Let's see - backslash is above Return and below backspace,
and backspace is the proper size (wide).
I just got it a few days ago, and haven't decided whether I like the
action; it's very bouncy.
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