[Elecraft] Keyboard identity
Alan Bloom
n1al at cds1.net
Wed Jan 9 19:05:15 EST 2008
On every keyboard I own (both PC and Linux computers), the CAPS LOCK key
has been removed so I don't keep hitting it by accident.
Al N1AL
On Wed, 2008-01-09 at 12:15, Nick Lidakis wrote:
> Thom LaCosta wrote:
> > On Wed, 9 Jan 2008, Phil Kane wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:28:12 -0500, Nick Lidakis wrote:
> >>
> >>> I can confirm this. I have been using the PS/2 version for years.
> >>> They are most excellent, especially if you are a Linux user. The
> >>> control key is where is where it should be, replacing the CAPS
> >>> LOCK key.
> >>
> >> Ah yes, but the F-keys are not on the left hand side of the
> >> keyboard where THEY should be!
> >
> > Wow....you mean because I use windows that I have keys where they should
> > not be?
> >
> > Oh my, and if I got a keyboard with keys in the correct position, I
> > would have a learning curve event....
> >
> > Thank goodness OS-Centric bias doesn't spill over into religion or
> > politics, or does it?
>
> Honestly, are you trying to be a troll? Because that's how your reply
> comes off as. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt, so anyway...
>
> I never implied that this particular keyboard had anything to do with
> one's operating system preferences. If you read PFU's website, you'll
> read that these keyboards were designed with UNIX users in mind. And if
> you read Wikipedia article on Caps Lock (or just do a Google search) you
> might read that the Caps Lock really is depreciated no matter what OS
> you use.
>
>
>
> Nick N2SVT
>
>
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