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From: Sara on 28 Jul 2010 08:02 In article <slrni506vq.1euk.jim(a)wotan.magrathea.local>, Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > On 2010-07-28, Flavio Matani <flavio_mataniTAKETHISBITOUT(a)mac.com> wrote: > >> > > >> > You can still buy the USB keyboard without numeric keypad ("Apple > >> > Keyboard") as a separate item. > >> > >> I hadn't realised they did one, I've never seen one in the flesh. > >> > > > > I have, but fail to see the point... kind of understand it on the > > wireless keyboard, which needs to be compact and movable, but not on the > > wired one. > > What _I'd_ like is a full-sized wired keyboard, but instead of the > numeric keypad it has the Magic Pad built in. > > That would rock. > > Jim I'd still like a full-sized wireless keyboard. -- Sara Run out of ideas for a sig for the moment
From: Woody on 28 Jul 2010 08:22 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > On 2010-07-28, Flavio Matani <flavio_mataniTAKETHISBITOUT(a)mac.com> > wrote: >>>> >>>> You can still buy the USB keyboard without numeric keypad ("Apple >>>> Keyboard") as a separate item. >>> >>> I hadn't realised they did one, I've never seen one in the flesh. >>> >> >> I have, but fail to see the point... kind of understand it on the >> wireless keyboard, which needs to be compact and movable, but not on > > the >> wired one. > > What _I'd_ like is a full-sized wired keyboard, but instead of the > numeric keypad it has the Magic Pad built in. > > That would rock. Maybe although don't you think it would be better with a bit of distance from the keyboard? -- Woody
From: Jim on 28 Jul 2010 08:35 On 2010-07-28, Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>> I have, but fail to see the point... kind of understand it on the >>> wireless keyboard, which needs to be compact and movable, but not on >> > the >>> wired one. >> >> What _I'd_ like is a full-sized wired keyboard, but instead of the >> numeric keypad it has the Magic Pad built in. >> >> That would rock. > > Maybe although don't you think it would be better with a bit of distance > from the keyboard? To properly cater for both left and right handed people, you mean? Good point. They should do something like that. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett
From: chris on 28 Jul 2010 08:40 On 27/07/10 14:01, Jim wrote: > <http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC380?mco=MTg1ODA3Njk> > > "The new Magic Trackpad is the first Multi-Touch trackpad designed to > work with your Mac desktop computer. It uses the same Multi-Touch > technology you love on the MacBook Pro. And it supports a full set of > gestures, giving you a whole new way to control and interact with what.s > on your screen. Swiping through pages online feels just like flipping > through pages in a book or magazine. And inertial scrolling makes moving > up and down a page more natural than ever. Magic Trackpad connects to > your Mac via Bluetooth wireless technology. Use it in place of a mouse > or in conjunction with one." > > > Fifty-nine quid, which strikes me as a tad steep, although I like that > you can use both a mouse -and- this together. I presume this would mean I could upgrade my ageing MBP to have modern multi-touch goodness. Is that right? Even with an educational discount �52.88 needs thinking about...
From: Woody on 28 Jul 2010 08:57
chris <ithinkiam(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On 27/07/10 14:01, Jim wrote: >> <http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC380?mco=MTg1ODA3Njk> >> >> "The new Magic Trackpad is the first Multi-Touch trackpad designed to >> work with your Mac desktop computer. It uses the same Multi-Touch >> technology you love on the MacBook Pro. And it supports a full set of >> gestures, giving you a whole new way to control and interact with > > what.s >> on your screen. Swiping through pages online feels just like flipping >> through pages in a book or magazine. And inertial scrolling makes > > moving >> up and down a page more natural than ever. Magic Trackpad connects to >> your Mac via Bluetooth wireless technology. Use it in place of a > > mouse >> or in conjunction with one." >> >> >> Fifty-nine quid, which strikes me as a tad steep, although I like > > that >> you can use both a mouse -and- this together. > > I presume this would mean I could upgrade my ageing MBP to have modern > multi-touch goodness. Is that right? > > Even with an educational discount £52.88 needs thinking about... Well, it would require quite good metalwork skills I would have thought to do the upgrade -- Woody |