Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site sask.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!utah-cs!sask!custead From: custead@sask.UUCP Newsgroups: net.cog-eng Subject: Re: Keyboard preferences -- (discussion of VT220) Message-ID: <348@sask.UUCP> Date: Tue, 31-Jan-84 13:12:43 EST Article-I.D.: sask.348 Posted: Tue Jan 31 13:12:43 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 7-Feb-84 08:43:36 EST References: <284@denelcor.UUCP> Organization: University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon Saskatchewan, Canada Lines: 34 denelcor!lmc's original article contained the following *diagram*: ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + ~ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 - = ` Q W E R T Y U I O P ] | [ \ LK A S D F G H J K L : " } ; ' { SH Z X C V B N M < > ? SH , . / 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.)