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- From: scm@mfltd.co.uk (Shaun C. Murray)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Amiga 1200 WALKER
- Date: 19 Mar 1996 15:59:14 GMT
- Organization: Micro Focus, Newbury UK
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- In article <4D137E41@cu-amiga.demon.co.uk>, mat@cu-amiga.demon.co.uk says...
- >
- > SCM> I don't know about cool. It's certainly an 'interesting' design though
- > SCM> they'd have to come up with an equally weird keyboard and monitor
- > SCM> design for the whole thing to work.
- >
- >On the showroom possible but it's planned to accept any standard PC
- >keyboard. I love that idea.
-
- Me too though I suspect it would have to be one of the Windows95 keyboards
- with the extra keys so that we still get the amiga keys. I wouldn't be too
- upset if AT produced a keyboard in a similar wacky style that splits like the
- Mac keyboards. I'd rather not have a 'Natural' keyboard though. I find those
- very un-natural.
-
- Just to have everything matching I'd pay more - call me shallow but these PC's
- made up of mix and match bits from all over the place look untidy.
-
- >Finally I can pick a decent PC keyboard to suit me.
-
- I've never had much of a problem with my A2000 keyboard. One of the nicest
- I've used. Some of the A1200 keboards were pretty horrible though.
-
- >I also sure as hell hope they provide the excellent Amiga black mouse
- >with the machine that I was given at the show. I rate it highly against 3rd
- >party mice let alone a stock mouse provided with the machine.
-
- Not seen it so I couldn't comment but a matching mouse is nice.
-
- >
- >When was the last time an Amiga had a decent mouse as standard? The A3000?
-
- I've still got my original mouse that I got with my A500 in 87? 88?. The only
- other mouse that passes it in comfort for me is the newer Microsoft mice.
-
- >
- >Mmmm. You have to wonder if it's not possible to go full hog and have the
- >ability to use a PC mouse. There's hundreds of wild and wacky units to suit
- >everyone but only a couple of dozen decent mice for the Amiga.
-
- I don't see why not. Maybe the configuration is wrong for it to be used as a
- joystick port too.
-
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- Shaun C. Murray | e-mail: scm@mfltd.co.uk
- Micro Focus Ltd, Newbury, UK. | www: http://www.mfltd.co.uk/~scm/
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