[Info-vax] VT keyboard replacement

[Jan-Erik Söderholm]

Den 2021-11-04 kl. 20:20, skrev Simon Clubley:
> On 2021-11-04, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>> On 11/4/2021 12:14 PM, Jeffrey H. Coffield wrote:
>>> I ran across this keyboard
>>>
>>> https://3dconnexion.com/us/product/keyboard-pro-with-numpad/
>>>
>>> and am considering buying it (it's 129$) as a replacement for my LK464
>>> keyboard that I use with Linux for EDT on OpenVMS. I was wondering if
>>> anyone has any experience with it.
>>
>> I don't know it, but the fact that there is only 5 keys over
>> the arrow keys does not appeal to me.
>>
> 
> Agreed, very strongly. (Note that the Insert button is actually on the
> top row of the keyboard where the function keys are.)
> 
> If Jeffrey is thinking of buying that, then I think a normal high-quality
> PC keyboard would probably be better as it's much closer in layout to
> a DEC keyboard than the above keyboard is.
> 
> I have used both emacs in EDT keypad mode and EVE on VMS exclusively
> from a PC keyboard for over 15 years and it works very well indeed.
> 
> In fact, I actually prefer a high-quality PC keyboard over a DEC
> keyboard because my fingers "flow" over the PC keyboard much easier
> and I still remember just how much less effort there was typing on
> a good PC keyboard compared to a DEC keyboard.
> 
> I might upset a few people around here saying this, but in other words,
> I found the ergonomics of a high-quality PC keyboard to actually be
> better than a DEC keyboard.
> 
> Simon.
> 

Don't know about high quality, and I am maybe not that fuzzy about it.
I simply buy a couple of some cheap BT keyboard/mouse combo, use one
and put the other away as a replacement. Currently using this one.
Mine says K540, not sure about the difference to this MK540...

https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/combos/mk540-advanced-wireless-keyboard-mouse.920-008671.html

I have no trouble with EDT, it is just that fourth key in the right-most
column on the keypad that I can't remember what it was in EDT.
I haven't use a "DEC keyboard" in 30 years.

And since my OpenVMS consulting is probably 20% VMS and 80% traditional
PC work, I want a PC keyboard.

Jan-Erik.