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rprosperi wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 17, 2021 9:57 pm

Walter! You're pregnant?

You didn't even give us a hint...

With twins, no less!

Jaymos wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:55 pm

How does it sound? Or is it another brain fart ?

The pudding proof!

Nice post, Jaco, and good work keeping up with Martin & his accomplices!

That ALPHA label on the XEQ key looks a tad heavy considering the other labels on the top row - did you consider a greek letter α instead?

PierreMengisen wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:17 pm

sunk, I hope

Alas...

STS-741 wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 23, 2020 12:17 pm

That's guaranteed to be a mistake, principle number one in electronics is, never speculate and assume nothing until the facts have been verified.

Surely you are violating your own principle?

STS-741 wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 15, 2020 1:34 am

... the only thing that can be lost here is the time that is wasted with a bunch of ignorant discussants whose arguments have so far failed to show any validity.

A bunch of one? Stop exaggerating...

STS-741 wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 14, 2020 8:47 am

I'm sorry to tell you that, but you're 100% wrong!
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I'm not 100% sure I believe either of those claims, nor do I agree with the latter. But I assume the bottom line is that you're not really interested in getting a WP43S.

Moving on...

I am trying to draw attention to the fact that people seem to be just fine with computer keyboards which have no logic or rationale behind the arrangement of keys apart from a practical one taken ages ago that has stuck with us since. People get by surprisingly well using these keyboards (even if s...

The QWERTY arrangement? Well, I guess typewriters which didn't jam were easier to sell than those that did. Man, what are you talking about?! This has nothing to do with the QWERTY keypad but exclusively with the numeric one to the right of it. Remember, computer keyboards have always been business...

STS-741 wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 12, 2020 8:00 pm

computer keyboards have always been business-oriented...

The QWERTY arrangement? Well, I guess typewriters which didn't jam were easier to sell than those that did...