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- From: friedman@starbase.trincoll.edu (Mark A. Friedman)
- Subject: Crystal Scan vs. MAG MX15F - and - Alternatatives to Anykey Keyboard
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- Organization: Trinity College, Hartford, CT
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 06:56:41 GMT
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- Soon, I will be buying a Gateway 2000 system, however I am not
- thrilled with the feel of their Anykey keyboard and am also considering
- purchasing a monitor other than their Crystal Scan 15" color monitor.
-
- While opinions to the questions which follow are mostly based on personal
- preferences, I still welcome opinions from others in helping me to
- decide if the extra bucks I will have to spend to swap components are
- worth it to me. (I do plan to compare these components in person before
- I make my final decision.)
-
- I know that the Crystal Scan is manufactured by Mag Innovision.
- How does the Crystal Scan 15" compare to Mag's own Mag MX15F in terms
- of image sharpness, viewing area, functionality and quality?
- (I will purchase Gateway's ATI Ultra Pro card and will want to run
- 1280x1024x16 and eventually 1280x1024x256.)
-
- Any opinions on the Mag MX15F vs. the NEC 5fg?
-
- The Anykey keyboard does not feel solid to me. I prefer a heavier
- (metallic) keyboard and find the Anykey to have a cheap plastic feel.
- Can someone recommend a brand of keyboard or a specific keyboard to
- look at?
- I am typically not a user of function keys nor numeric keypads, thus,
- 101 keys seems plenty to me. My fingers are quite satisfied with the
- location of numbers along the top row and with the typical control key
- combinations used in Unix.
- It is also less important to me to have a programmable keyboard.
- I will be running Unix and X-Windows and believe that I can "reprogram"
- the few key locations that are important to me through the xmodmap program.
-
- Thanks,
-
- -- Mark
- --
-
-
- Mark A. Friedman mark.friedman@mail.trincoll.edu
- Engineering and Computer Science or friedman@starbase.trincoll.edu
- Trinity College Phone: (203) 297-2519
- Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Fax: (203) 297-2569
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