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I actually prefer the feel and sound of the NeXT keyboard over the model M. Though I much prefer the layout of the model M to the NeXT. Coding was a pain on the
by spitfire 15y ago
I actually prefer the feel and sound of the NeXT keyboard over the model M. Though I much prefer the layout of the model M to the NeXT. Coding was a pain on the NeXT keyboard - no pageup/dn home/end keys. But it was fantastic for writing papers and working with mathematica, frame, etc.
- ams6110 15y agoIIRC the vertical bar (or was it the tilde) was in a totally nonstandard and awkward place too... didn't seem very smart considering it was still a UNIX machine. The navigation keys were not such a big deal once you realized that all text fields accepted basic Emacs keystrokes for cursor movement.
- spitfire 15y agoYup. The keys were wonky. Fine for openwrite, mathematica and such. Bad for programming. http://www.old-computers.com/museum/photos/Next_Station_Keyboard_s1.jpg http://www.old-computers.com/museum/photos/Next_Station_Keyb...
- thought_alarm 15y ago> Bad for programming. Unless you like emacs. No Caps Lock taking up precious space, Control/meta/super keys in great position, and the emacs keybindings work not only in emacs, but system wide.