Jerry Feldman wrote:
IMHO, clicks should be configurable. Some people really need to hear the
clicks.
There is of course software to do that. GRC's ClicKey
(http://www.grc.com/freepopular.htm) supposedly does this for Windows.
However I would imagine this is more about the feel than the sound,
On 01/20/2011 01:26 PM, Tom Metro wrote:
Jerry Feldman wrote:
IMHO, clicks should be configurable. Some people really need to hear the
clicks.
There is of course software to do that. GRC's ClicKey
(http://www.grc.com/freepopular.htm) supposedly does this for Windows.
However I would imagine
On 01/18/2011 04:17 PM, Bill Horne wrote:
While looking at laptops and stand-alone keyboards recently, I see there
are several trends happening. I'd be curious to know what people think
of these features.
Number pads seem to be showing up on more laptops, even those with 15
screens. I
On 01/18/2011 07:32 PM, Mark J Dulcey wrote:
Like other recent HPs it has the reversed roles for the F keys. If I
used software that used the F keys heavily (like Ami Pro back in the
day, or WordPerfect in the even farther back day) I'd switch it back;
the BIOS setting is available.
The Fn
On 01/18/2011 07:56 PM, Mark J Dulcey wrote:
Loud clicky keys might be fine for a desktop keyboard, but they're a
terrible idea for a laptop that is likely to be used in a crowded room.
Way back when I worked for Unitech we got in a laptop for evaluation and
it had a click keyboard -- I
I got a laugh out of this thread. At workplaces, I've had to suffer through
one style after another of keyboards as they mutate over the years.
At home, I proudly pound on a True Blue IBM keyboard from days gone by (when
we used to call PCs IBM-Compatible). Someday, I guess, they'll quit making
Bah. I still haven't entirely forgiven IBM for moving the shift-lock.
--Rich P.
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On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 08:06:56AM -0500, Rich Braun wrote:
Looking at the bottom of this heavyweight beast, it says the following:
IBM
Model No. KB-8923
Power Rating 5V 200mA
S/N: 0132228
Date: 1996-07
I bought my first Model M at the MIT Flea in '99 or so. It has a date code
from 1986
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:56:03AM -0500, Ben Eisenbraun wrote:
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 08:06:56AM -0500, Rich Braun wrote:
Looking at the bottom of this heavyweight beast, it says the following:
IBM
Model No. KB-8923
Power Rating 5V 200mA
S/N: 0132228
Date: 1996-07
I bought my
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 12:07:54PM -0500, Dan Ritter wrote:
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:56:03AM -0500, Ben Eisenbraun wrote:
I bought my first Model M at the MIT Flea in '99 or so. It has a date code
from 1986 on the bottom of it.
I used it until this summer when I ended up with a PC
The most durable keyboard I bought at a computer show (Do they still have
those???) was a SolidTek ACK-260A.? It came in both PS/2 and AT versions.? It
still works great today as if it were brand new and am using the AT version
right now on an old box.? :-)
On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 3:35 PM, Tom Metro tmetro-...@vl.com wrote:
Do you use your number pad?
Yes, but I get along with out it... so on a laptop I may appreciate full
size keys more than narrower keys + number pad. I also prefer the keyboard
be centered with the screen, which usually isn't
On Tue, 2011-01-18 at 15:35 -0500, Tom Metro wrote:
While looking at laptops and stand-alone keyboards recently, I see there
are several trends happening. I'd be curious to know what people think
of these features.
Number pads seem to be showing up on more laptops, even those with 15
On 1/18/2011 3:35 PM, Tom Metro wrote
F-keys on laptops have had a second function to control the hardware,
such as changing the display brightness, when used with an Fn modifier
key. Newer HP laptops reverse the logic of the Fn modifier key, such
that you have to press the modifier to get the
Ethan Schwartz wrote:
Tom Metro wrote:
Newer HP laptops reverse the logic of the Fn modifier key, such
that you have to press the modifier to get the traditional F1-F12
function.
Those same HP's also have an option in their BIOS that lets you decide
whether to the Fn modifier default to on
On Jan 18, 2011, at 10:08 PM, Tom Metro wrote:
...
Bill Horne wrote:
Cntl-X|C|V is universal AFAIK...
I believe the Shift-Delete/Ctrl-Insert/Shift-Insert shortcuts for
cut/copy/paste were introduced to Windows back in the 2.0/3.0 era, and
considered part of IBM Common User Access (CUA)[1]
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