From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-Id: <200203310047.AAA03428@cthulhu.dircon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <6fe9d257ceca0c14ea88b99e9e53a7f1@plan9.bell-labs.com> from Russ Cox at "Mar 30, 2002 06:13:25 pm" To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu From: Digby Tarvin MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [9fans] Keyboards (was kbd.c) Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 00:47:55 +0000 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 6f7120e0-eaca-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 I assume you mean 'only *non* destroyer size' below. Maybe I am misinterpreting the use of the word 'crock', but I took it as a somewhat derogatory term. Or was Rob referring perhaps to the proverbial 'crock of gold'.... ;-) I know the HH bucks the prevailing trend by replacing bloat with a 'less is more' philosophy, but this is not entirely dissimilar to the approach taken in a certain operating sytem of which (I think) we all approve. I don't want to sound like I am evangelising about the HH, I do have other keyboards which I find a better compromise. For instance, I am not keen on the placement of the '\|' and DEL key either. But there is a lack of consistency on other keyboards, and if it had separate BS+DEL keys it would definately be above average IMHO , and I do tend to use one when I am travelling and don't wan't to be stuck with someone else's battleship or a spongy notebook job, as it does seem about as small as you can get without sacrificing key size... Perhaps I should have asked what it is exactly about the HH keyboard that makes it deserving of such scorn. Surely the makers of Plan 9 would not condemn something for being small or different :-) Anyway, thanks for the suggestions. I have looked at the various keyboards that have been mentioned on this list, but I still havn't found my ideal. ( Most have this annoying caps lock key... ;-) ) Regards, DigbyT > I think Rob's point was more that the HH is a significantly > deviant keyboard, rather than that it's not his personal > favorite. It's not as though HH is the only destroyer-size > keyboard out there. If you want a less deviant but still > keypad-less keyboard, the archives list a Lexmark clone that > goes for $90 and a more clicky one that goes for significantly less. > IBM also sells their Thinkpad keyboards in normal keyboard form, > with the trackpoint if you're so inclined. This might well be > a FAQ. -- Digby R. S. Tarvin digbyt@acm.org http://www.cthulhu.dircon.co.uk