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From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Re: Let's Talk Keyboards!
Message-ID: <D+FACR5@xds13.ferranti.com>
Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva)
Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
References: <1991Apr2.104658.1@hulaw1.harvard.edu>
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 91 22:49:47 GMT

In article <1991Apr2.104658.1@hulaw1.harvard.edu> peregrin@hulaw1.harvard.edu writes:
> 	What *keyboards* do people prefer?

I prefer a VT100 style keyboard without the odd repeat-key weirdness that
keyboard has... though that's a minor gripe.

> 	What keyboards do people hate?

I hate the new DEC IBM-PC-clone keyboards.

> too skwishy, to awkward? (I had to teach a semester of Pascal to some
> unfortunate students using DEC VT100 terminals, last year.  Poor souls!)

> 	I personally will go out of my way (through terminal emulation, file
> transfer) so that I can use a DEC LK201 keyboard.

Funny thing that... my preference is exactly reversed.

Moral: this subject is entirely a matter of personal taste, and de gustibus
non est disputandum.
-- 
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