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- Path: grafix.xs4all.nl!john.hendrikx
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 96 20:15:43 GMT+1
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- Subject: Re: The March Amiga?
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- From: john.hendrikx@grafix.xs4all.nl (John Hendrikx)
- Message-ID: <john.hendrikx.46um@grafix.xs4all.nl>
- Organization: Grafix Attack BBS Holland
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- In a message of 15 Jan 96 Reg Martin wrote to All:
-
- >> In general though I'm quite happy with my Amiga keyboard, I haven't found
- >> a keyboard yet which rivals it (and I'm not talking about stuff like
- >> built-in calculators and the crappy 'natural' keyboards from MS (do they
- >> actually sell this stuff?))
-
- RM> In general, I agree with you John -- I prefer my 4000 keyboard over
- RM> *most* PC keyboards, but I gotta say that I *LOVE* the MS natural
- RM> keyboards. If I use any other keyboard for an extended amount of time,
- RM> my hands and wrists get seriously cramped. The natural keyboards are a
-
- Well, I often use my Amiga for extended periods of time typing lots of stuff
- and I never have experienced hand or wrist problems. I should mention though
- that my keyboard is placed at 'elbow' level, on a slightly lower table then the
- table where the computer and monitor stand on. This supports the wrists quite
- well (when I type the wrists are 'on' the table).
-
- RM> joy to use IMHO. I would really like to see AT use PC keyboards in the
- RM> future though, simply because there is such a huge selection of them,
- RM> and they can be had for next to nothing...
-
- Aren't the natural keyboards a big nuisance when typing with one hand, or when
- having to type Ctrl + C (both located on one side of the keyboard) etcetera...
-
- Grtz John
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