info-mac@uw-beaver (info-mac) (12/01/84)
From: mark@harvard.ARPA (Mark Lentczner)
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I too and quite pleased at the Mac keyboard containing so few
keys. I have used machines with millions of keys (Stanford's
SAIL comes to mind) and the problem I find is that so many not
too frequently used functions get attached to keys that I can't
ever remember. I think that those functions should be in menus
where I can go preuse them and jog my memory.
On the whole I want my keyboard for typing, and the Mac keyboard
lets me do exactly that. The few commands that are used often
enough to be on the keyboard should surley fit in the 50 clover
keys (or 100 if you allow shift-clover to have a second meaning,
although I start getting dubious at that point). I agree that
the clover key is in the wrong place, but I do like the caps lock
key to be physically locking. Perhaps what I want is software
control over physical locking.... (OK all you hardware types:
go for it!)
-just adding my two cents-
-mark lentczner
electronic music studio
music department
harvard university
cambridge, ma 02138
lentczner@harvard
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