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Subject: Re: Keyboard preferences  -- (discussion of VT220)
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Date: Tue, 31-Jan-84 13:12:43 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 31 13:12:43 1984
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denelcor!lmc's original article contained the following *diagram*:


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                              SPACE


                        Typewriter Pairing


UNFORTUNATELY, typewriters are a bit different than this.  Specifically
the shift for ',' is ',' and the shift for '.' is '.'  We have a VT220
and it uses the typewriter conventions for the shift of these chars.
They then took the '<' and ">" and placed these on a key BETWEEN
SHIFT and 'Z'.  (where one is definitely not used to finding a key.)
This moved the shift to the left so 'no scroll' moves up to the top
row of function keys.  As does ESC.  As does SET-UP.  Also on a VT100
the key with '\' and '|' is outside the RETURN.  On the VT220 this key
is moved inside the RETURN.  and BACK SPACE is gone.  All in all the
rather acceptable VT100 keyboard becomes a brain-damaged thing intended
for Word Processing/Micro Computery things and as an afterthought
may be used as a regular terminal.  (Other than this, the VT220 is
a rather nice terminal.)