On 07 Dec 94 03:59:22 +0000, Johnathan Taylor said:
> I much prefer the SAM keyboard action and layout to this PC1512's keyboard!
I don't know what a PC1512 keyboard looks like, but there are a number of
things which are "odd" about the Sam keyboard. I can't remember many of
them because I haven't got one just here, but...
* The '+' is an unshifted key. On all other keyboards it is shifted,
so I naturally press shift and therefore get an incorrect result.
* The F keys are not distanced from the main keyboard. Your hand just
has to shift accidentally a few millimetres to the right and wham! A
LOAD "" or LIST has just entered itself in the middle of the line you
were typing.
* In order to get '<' or '>' you have to move to the Symbol key, which
is a bit irritating because most other things just require an ordinary
shift.
* The Edit key is next to the space bar and the Symbol key, which is even
worse than having it next to the 'a' key on the +3. One false move and
zap! The line you were typing disappears.
imc
