[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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