Re: GS Question #2: Keyboards

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

In article <wc77cc12w165w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>,
Herbert Fung <herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> wrote:
> 
>Agreed. I believe keyboards should have a consistant appearance.
>Radically changing a keyboard every once in a while is not only
>frustrating, but confusing.
> 
   Get used to the real world. In my dorm here, and in the computer
labs here, we have at least 10 different styles of keyboards: Sun (old
& new), NeXT (my vote for best feel), HP9000 s400, HP9000 s735, Mac
Plus, Mac SE (Apple Extended Kbd), Mac IIci (Apple Extended II), DEC
VT240, and 6+ IBM keyboard styles. Since I'm not a touch-typist, I
find that I have much less problems adapting to all the styles than
faster typists. Getting all the manufacturers to agree would be 
difficult, if not impossible.

   Just some random thoughts at nearly 2:00 AM :)


Nathan Mates



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