nep.pgelhausen@AMES-VMSB.ARPA (10/25/85)
While on the subject of keyboards. WHERE DID ATARI GET THE IDEA FOR THOSE (&@#$@#$%#@ SLANTED FUNCTION KEYS? They may LOOK "futuristic", they may be GREAT for those who use their left hands to select them, but they are a real PAIN for those (like me) who try to use their right hands! Why not SQUARE buttons? (For that matter, why are they all up in one row w/ NO seperation?......maybe the pushing two keys problem would go away if they weren't slanted.....) When will Atari learn that ergonomics means more than appearance -Richard Hartman max.hartman@ames-vmsb ------
Felton.PA@XEROX.ARPA (10/28/85)
I thought the same thing that others have stated when I first saw the funtion key design for the ST. How are you supposed to hit the right key when they are slanted like that? But, I haven't had any trouble hitting the right key. They work fine for me. What I don't like about the keyboard is that there is no place to rest the heals of your hands while you are typing. The keys starts right at the edge of the keyboard. John