[Info-vax] VT keyboard replacement

[Simon Clubley]

On 2021-11-04, Jan-Erik Söderholm <jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com> wrote:
>
> 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
>

Looks like a nice keyboard (although I prefer wired over wireless).

> 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.
>

"Delete Word". I've never missed it.

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

Yes. :-) In my case, I needed the same solution for Windows, Linux and
VMS systems, so switching exclusively to a PC keyboard was the obvious
choice, especially given that VMS systems are usually accessed through
one of the first two systems anyway.

Simon.

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