[Info-vax] Should VSI commission the production of DEC layout keyboards ?

[Jan-Erik Söderholm]

Den 2022-07-21 kl. 20:02, skrev Simon Clubley:
> On 2022-07-21, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>>
>> It is not really VSI's problem, so, why would they get involved?
>>
> 
> Because you need a minimum commitment before it's economical to produce
> a batch of keyboards and if VSI got enough commitments from customers
> they could get a percentage of the sales from the keyboards sold.
> 
> However, there's probably not enough people still using DEC layout keyboards
> to make that practical,..

Some decades ago, even end user had VT-terminals and VT-applications.

Today, I'd say that the end-user (if there even are any) of an VMS
system, doesn't use VT-based tools to access the applications. If they
even use interactive applications having an VMS system in the back-end,
the applications are more likely to be web-based. And then, a standard
PC keyboard on whatever end-user client system you have, is more logical.

When it comes to developers and sysmgr's, anyone working professional
has a need for the usual setup of office tools, so you already have
an standard PC anyway. Just use it (and forget about DELW).

If you come running with requirements for special hardware just to
access that VMS box, you are probably just pushing your VMS systems
closer to the door...

Jan-Erik.

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> Simon.
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