Re: Which Extended Keyboard for the GS?

[nathan@cco.caltech.edu (Nathan Mates)]

In article <2n0p8a$6kv@kaiwan.kaiwan.com>,
Mark Miller <markm@kaiwan.com> wrote:
>I am considering the purchase of an extended keyboard for my GS and
>would like some opinions on which one(s) you would recommend.

>What is the difference between the Apple Extended keyboard and the
>Apple Extended II keyboard?

   Apple Extended- No function keys, no inverted-T arrows, smaller &
cheaper. Control key is in the same row as asdf, etc.

   Apple Extended II - Fcn keys, inverted-T arrow keys, larger, and
more expensive (around $150 new). Control is in same row as spacebar.


   Aside from certain 'religious' differences about where the control
key should go, that;s the main set of differences between them. Note
that most GS programs (excepted are ones from programmers who have
Extended Kbds, like Bill Tudor's Edit-16, and random programs from
SoftDisk G-S like WWPro 2.0 and Shortcuts) don't know/care about the
function keys.

   I personally like the feel of the Extended II, and could get over
the control moving, it had inverted-T arrow keyas, and I had enough
desk space for the keyboard (it's maybe twice as deep and 5 inches
longer than the std GS keyboard), so I got it.

   If you just want a replacement keyboard that acts a lot like the
regular GS keyboard, the Extended is for you.

   Just my thoughts.

(I use about 6-7 different keyboard styles regularly, so I am used to
switching styles... SGI, Sun (2 variants), NeXT, Extended II on my GS
and random Macs, IBM (n variants, where n -> infinity).... The
Extended II is definitely my favorite, followed closely by the SGI)



Nathan Mates




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