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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!newsgate.ptd.net!news.ptd.net!not-for-mail From: "T.M. Sommers" <tms2@postoffice.ptd.net> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Control, CapsLock key switch Date: 3 Jun 1997 02:14:54 GMT Organization: None Lines: 11 Message-ID: <33937E24.368E@postoffice.ptd.net> References: <timleeEAtvyy.Hwt@netcom.com> <5mirs8$pql@cicsun.univ-bpclermont.fr> <timleeEAyFpy.B96@netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: du389.cli.ptd.net NNTP-Posting-User: tms2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (WinNT; I) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:42083 Timothy J. Lee wrote: > > Which brings up the question... why are keyboards now made with the > CapsLock key (rarely used except accidentally) where the Control key > used to be, while the frequently used Control key is put in the more > difficult to reach position? > Because more keyboards are sold to (or for the use of) people (such as secretaries) who expect a typewriter-like keyboard than are sold to people who want their keyboards to look like an ASR-33.