sparks@viewlogic.com (Alan Sparks) (10/08/90)
OK, I have now been "upgraded" to a SS1+ with limited resources and a type 4 keyboard. I hate this keyboard; what I *realy* hate is that doubled letters don't type correctly... I hit the key twice and get one leter. Is there something I can do to make the keyboard more responsive, like my old type 3 on my old 4/110? Does anyone else have this gripe? Thanks. Sign me "Frustrated" Alan Sparks voice: (508) 480-0881 Internet: asparks@viewlogic.com VIEWlogic Systems Inc., 313 Boston Post Rd. W., Marlboro MA 01752 Disclaimer: VIEWlogic didn't say this; I might have. Who's asking?
williams@nssdcs.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Williams (SYSGROUP)) (11/01/90)
In article <1990Oct7.214435.21240@rice.edu> sparks@viewlogic.com (Alan Sparks) writes: >OK, I have now been "upgraded" to a SS1+ with limited resources and a type >4 keyboard. I hate this keyboard; what I *realy* hate is that doubled >letters don't type correctly... I hit the key twice and get one leter. I have made it a policy, whenever I'm at a trade show or conference, to tell the Sun sales critters just how much I despise the type 4 keyboard. My complaints are all centered on layout (I especially dislike the extra key between the quotes ('/") key and the return key). Moving the delete key way up top was also a lose. The only worse keyboard that I have to deal with on a regular basis is the DEC LK-201 (and now the LK-401). Yes, I know this was done to conform to the ISO layout. I don't care. At the Washington Usenix, DEC had several alternate keyboards on display that they were considering for use on DECstations. All were much better than the LK-201. I don't know what became of that, but if DEC were to offer a reasonable layout, THAT WOULD AFFECT MY DECISION OF WHAT WORKSTATION TO BUY. ARE YOU LISTENING, SUN??? Spoken: Jim Williams Domain: williams@nssdcs.gsfc.nasa.gov Phone: +1 301 286-4405 UUCP: uunet!mimsy!williams USPS: NASA/GSFC, Code 633, Greenbelt, MD 20771 Motto: There is no 'd' in "kluge"! It rhymes with "huge", not "sludge".