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From: James Dore on 22 Jan 2010 10:31 On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:26:48 -0000, Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > On 22/01/2010 15:19, James Dore wrote: >> On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:13:54 -0000, Rowland McDonnell >> <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > >>> I can't see any point in bulking out keyboards with keys that have no >>> purpose in life, but there you go. >> >> Ah, you've used Sun Sparcstations then?! > > > I have a sparcstation keyboard just here -> > > Lets see.. I like 'stop' and 'again'. Good key choices. As is 'Front'. > Is 'Props' for properties, or is it like when you want to give credit to > something? Compose is a good key when you have got yourself wound up. > > And a big key marked 'Help' should always be on every keyboard! > Oh yes - I like the keyboards, but since I got two other people in my office, I don't have space for one. I really liked the old Type 5 keyboards, the ones that weighed a couple of kilos, but can't find one any more. Besides, unless you're handy with a soldering iron, they're no good on anything useful. Cheers, -- James Dore New College IT Officer james.dore(a)new / it-support(a)new
From: Woody on 22 Jan 2010 10:38 On 22/01/2010 15:31, James Dore wrote: > On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:26:48 -0000, Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > >> On 22/01/2010 15:19, James Dore wrote: >>> On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:13:54 -0000, Rowland McDonnell >>> <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: >> >> >>>> I can't see any point in bulking out keyboards with keys that have no >>>> purpose in life, but there you go. >>> >>> Ah, you've used Sun Sparcstations then?! >> >> >> I have a sparcstation keyboard just here -> >> >> Lets see.. I like 'stop' and 'again'. Good key choices. As is 'Front'. >> Is 'Props' for properties, or is it like when you want to give credit >> to something? Compose is a good key when you have got yourself wound up. >> >> And a big key marked 'Help' should always be on every keyboard! >> > > Oh yes - I like the keyboards, but since I got two other people in my > office, I don't have space for one. I really liked the old Type 5 > keyboards, the ones that weighed a couple of kilos, but can't find one > any more. > > Besides, unless you're handy with a soldering iron, they're no good on > anything useful. I have a sparc to PS/2 keyboard adapter (by belkin I think), which was quite handy when I used to that way. I am sure there are USB ones available somewhere -- Woody
From: Rowland McDonnell on 22 Jan 2010 10:40 Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: [snip] > I use them a lot on PCs, How? > but I can't think of one program I use on the > mac that uses them I've only ever used F-keys on a BBC Micro and with Oolite, the Mac OS X attempt at Elite. Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: Rowland McDonnell on 22 Jan 2010 10:40 James Dore <james.dore(a)new.ox.ac.uk> wrote: > Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > > James Dore <james.dore(a)new.ox.ac.uk> wrote: > > > > [snip] > > > >> I can live with it - more than I can live with modern keyboards, that's > >> for sure :-D > > > > You tried my rubber feet idea? > > Ooh, actually no, and I have a number of suitable candidates too. Will > experiment. Thanks for the reminder! Lessons I learnt: Put the feet a fair way apart so the keyboard can flex easily when you type. Put the feet on the front side a bit back from the front (you know what I mean) so that the keyboard can flex down as you type without grounding, /but/ without raising the front edge more than you have to. The purpose of that part of the exercise is to give the steepest gradient from a given set of feet. I've got small round rubber bumpers on the front, and big fat square feet with a bumper stuck on top of each to give it a touch more gradient. The underside doesn't look pretty, but it's typing well. Isopropyl alcohol is your friend. Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: James Dore on 22 Jan 2010 10:47
On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:40:09 -0000, Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > James Dore <james.dore(a)new.ox.ac.uk> wrote: > >> Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: >> >> > James Dore <james.dore(a)new.ox.ac.uk> wrote: >> > >> > [snip] >> > >> >> I can live with it - more than I can live with modern keyboards, >> that's >> >> for sure :-D >> > >> > You tried my rubber feet idea? >> >> Ooh, actually no, and I have a number of suitable candidates too. Will >> experiment. Thanks for the reminder! > > Lessons I learnt: > > Put the feet a fair way apart so the keyboard can flex easily when you > type. Ok. Good job they're cheap, I might bend it :-> > Put the feet on the front side a bit back from the front (you know what > I mean) so that the keyboard can flex down as you type without > grounding, /but/ without raising the front edge more than you have to. Aha. You stick the back ones on the USB ridge with the existing feet, yes? > The purpose of that part of the exercise is to give the steepest > gradient from a given set of feet. Ok. Putting them outboard of the existing feet seems best, yes? > I've got small round rubber bumpers on the front, and big fat square > feet with a bumper stuck on top of each to give it a touch more > gradient. > > The underside doesn't look pretty, but it's typing well. > > Isopropyl alcohol is your friend. Oooooooh yeah..... Cheers, -- James Dore New College IT Officer james.dore(a)new / it-support(a)new |