RSX-DEV@dec-marlboro@sri-unix.UUCP (08/19/83)
From: John R. Covert <RSX-DEV@dec-marlboro> In a conversation with Lauren, I've learned that there is considerable discussion on the network about the DEC Professional 350 and its keyboard. First -- to DEC's reluctance to give out information about the internals of the PC 350, such as the bus, the video, and so on. This was true at the beginning, because we wanted to reserve the right to make changes to fix problems, and we didn't want to have an adverse impact on anyone who chose to implement third-party products if we did have to make a change. But the information is now available. Contact our third-party applications group for the details. Second -- the keyboard. There is now an ISO standard for keyboards. The main array of DEC's keyboard obeys this standard, and we'll all be seeing a lot more keyboards like the PC 350 keyboard on future products from many manufacturers. I've seen a lot of flaming about keyboards in various digests; it seems that the bottom line is usually simply "I want all my keyboards to be the same." So obeying an ISO standard should be good for us all. Since I'm not a subscriber to either info-micro or unix-wizards, please send any replies directly to me. --------