Re: Inexpensive Extended Keyboards for GS

[cdeschu@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Chris Deschu)]

In article <5660kR6.wdphoenix@delphi.com>,
Leslie M. Barstow III  <wdphoenix@delphi.com> wrote:
>Jawaid Bazyar <bazyar@netcom.com> writes:
> 
>>tolerate that key layout. You're going to have a very hard time
>>finding keyboards with Control in the right place.
> 
>Or finding Escape in the right position, or '|', or '~', or getting one
>without a wierd-shaped return key, or small spacebar...
> 
>Why did they have to give up the standard key-positioning which has
>dominated the computer market for so long?  Keyboard individuality sucks
>when its done for its own sake like so many are today.

	I still say that the *original* apple extended keyboard is
the best ADB keyboard ever made. Mine has worked flawlessly ever
since I got my GS. All of the keys are shaped the same (no retarded
looking reset key), they are all in the right place, and it has an
excellent feel to it IMO. I also like having duplicates of the
modifier keys on the right, and I couldn't live without the inverted
"T" arrow key arrangement.
	The most rediculous example in my mind is the new apple
standard keyboard, which has the escape key down to the right
of the space bar. The only thing which might be worse is the new
ergonomic split thing, which doesn't even have an escape key.
Instead, it's this little "button", but at least it's in almost
the right place.

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