On Dec 14, 2007, at 2:43 PM, Kent West wrote:
David Brodbeck wrote:
Didn't Microsoft sell a data wristwatch for a while that was
programmed by rapidly flashing the screen? I remember thinking at
the time that it was rather short-sighted to come out with a
product that required the user t
On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:30:29 +0200
"Dotan Cohen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello Dotan,
> We have that at home, too. Well, at least the wife thinks so. That's
> how she programs me. I'll try the ear-plugs tip, thanks!
YW. :-)
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On 14/12/2007, Brad Rogers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The weirdest thing I've seen is a programmable remote controller (for
> TVs, VCRs, etc.) which can be updated from the suppliers web site.
> Just put the volume right up on your PCs speakers, and hold the
> controller very close to the cone of
On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:32:00 -0800
David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello David,
> Didn't Microsoft sell a data wristwatch for a while that was
> programmed by rapidly flashing the screen? I remember thinking at
I've no idea, TBH. I do remember that software was sent by radio wave
David Brodbeck wrote:
Didn't Microsoft sell a data wristwatch for a while that was
programmed by rapidly flashing the screen? I remember thinking at the
time that it was rather short-sighted to come out with a product that
required the user to have a CRT monitor.
There was such a watch, but
On Dec 14, 2007, at 11:58 AM, Brad Rogers wrote:
On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:49:13 -0500
"Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello Douglas,
opto-isolator for it. So I used the TV screen. I covered the top
half with photo-sensors. Had my program put black blobs on the
appropriate spot
On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:05:48 -0800
Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello Andrew,
> On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 08:37:42AM +, Brad Rogers wrote:
> > AKA the Sinclair ZX-81, in the UK. First computer I owned.
> I remember those (US). THere was a lot of competition between all of
>
On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:49:13 -0500
"Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello Douglas,
> opto-isolator for it. So I used the TV screen. I covered the top
> half with photo-sensors. Had my program put black blobs on the
> appropriate spot on the screen and that did whatever to the
Tha
On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 08:05:48AM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
Sorry, I got off track there. The Timex... hmmm... some kid had one
> but I don't think anyone ever got it to do anything interesting. I
> remember that the keyboard was hideous though.
I had a model submarine. I didn't want
On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 08:37:42AM +, Brad Rogers wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:57:15 -0500
> "Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hello Douglas,
>
> > Anybody remember the Timex/Sinclair 1000? It has a pure membrane
>
> AKA the Sinclair ZX-81, in the UK. First computer I ow
On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:57:15 -0500
"Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello Douglas,
> Anybody remember the Timex/Sinclair 1000? It has a pure membrane
AKA the Sinclair ZX-81, in the UK. First computer I owned. Sinclair
followed it with the Spectrum, a colour machine (the '81 was B
On Sun, Dec 09, 2007 at 07:26:25AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 12/09/07 06:34, Nate Duehr wrote:
> > On Dec 8, 2007, at 10:54 AM, Ron Johnson wrote:
> >>
> >> Listening to people sing in Italian (or German) about incest and
> >> matricide is not my cup of tea.
> >
> > We'll make sure not to eve
On Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 01:07:34PM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 11:16:47AM -0800, David Brodbeck wrote:
> > On Dec 10, 2007, at 11:13 AM, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> >> How about the Atari 800 (or was it the 400?) that had the bare
> >> membrane. ugh. now that wa
Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
Totally OT, except it's on my debian box ;)
If you need that amazingly insightful gift for someone (yourself?)
this year, check out www.clickykeyboards.com for real IBM
keyboards. Mine just arrived and I'm in heaven.
I hate to bump a commercial enterprise like tha
On Dec 10, 2007, at 5:15 PM, David Brodbeck wrote:
On Dec 10, 2007, at 3:51 PM, Miles Bader wrote:
I agree the Apple II and TRS-80 keyboards were crap, but I have very
fond memories of hacking on the VT-100. I guess the keyboard feel
wasn't all that great compared to a model-m or something,
On Dec 10, 2007, at 3:51 PM, Miles Bader wrote:
I agree the Apple II and TRS-80 keyboards were crap, but I have very
fond memories of hacking on the VT-100. I guess the keyboard feel
wasn't all that great compared to a model-m or something, but there
was
just something very nice about the who
David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> "Ergonomic" is not a word I'd use to describe the computers and
> terminals I'm familiar with from the late 70s. Most had truly awful
> keyboards. The Apple II, TRS-80, and VT-100 all had keyboards that
> just hit bottom, plastic-on-plastic, with no ta
On 10/12/2007, Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> and the click *exactly* coincides with the letter being recognised by
> the machine. There is no need to bottom out one of this keyboards. On
> a modern keyboard, try *very* slowly pressing a key while watching the
> screen. You can
On Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 11:16:47AM -0800, David Brodbeck wrote:
>
> On Dec 10, 2007, at 11:13 AM, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
>> How about the Atari 800 (or was it the 400?) that had the bare
>> membrane. ugh. now that was crap!
>
> Fortunately I never had the displeasure of using one of those. I
On Dec 10, 2007, at 11:13 AM, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
How about the Atari 800 (or was it the 400?) that had the bare
membrane. ugh. now that was crap!
Fortunately I never had the displeasure of using one of those. I did
have to use an Atari 800XL for a while, at one job. That one at
On Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 10:18:55AM -0800, David Brodbeck wrote:
>
> On Dec 7, 2007, at 10:27 PM, Nate Duehr wrote:
>> Humbug. If you learned hot to type *properly* on a real IBM Selectric
>> (hint: you never pushed the key down past the "click", certainly never to
>> the stops), using a clicky k
On Dec 7, 2007, at 3:43 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The PC keyboard had that exaggerated click so it would feel more
like a Selectric typewriter. IBM Data Entry Division wanted to sell
PCs through the typewriter channel because Armonk didn't want the PC.
The Boca Raton marketing droids hoped it
On Dec 7, 2007, at 10:27 PM, Nate Duehr wrote:
Humbug. If you learned hot to type *properly* on a real IBM
Selectric (hint: you never pushed the key down past the "click",
certainly never to the stops), using a clicky keyboard today won't
cause you carpal tunnel any faster than a squish-bo
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On 12/09/07 06:34, Nate Duehr wrote:
On Dec 8, 2007, at 10:54 AM, Ron Johnson wrote:
Listening to people sing in Italian (or German) about incest and
matricide is not my cup of tea.
We'll make sure not to ever invite you to any
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On 12/09/07 06:34, Nate Duehr wrote:
>
> On Dec 8, 2007, at 10:54 AM, Ron Johnson wrote:
>>
>> Listening to people sing in Italian (or German) about incest and
>> matricide is not my cup of tea.
>
>
> We'll make sure not to ever invite you to any Sh
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On 12/09/07 06:36, Nate Duehr wrote:
>
> On Dec 8, 2007, at 11:42 AM, Ron Johnson wrote:
>
>> On 12/08/07 12:17, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
>>> On Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 11:54:57AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
Listening to people sing in Italian (o
On Dec 8, 2007, at 11:42 AM, Ron Johnson wrote:
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On 12/08/07 12:17, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
On Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 11:54:57AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
Listening to people sing in Italian (or German) about incest and
matricide is not my cup
On Dec 8, 2007, at 10:54 AM, Ron Johnson wrote:
Listening to people sing in Italian (or German) about incest and
matricide is not my cup of tea.
We'll make sure not to ever invite you to any Shakespeare plays then,
either.
Classic fictional tragedies often use such topics as a setting fo
On Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 12:42:06PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 12/08/07 12:17, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> > On Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 11:54:57AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> >> Listening to people sing in Italian (or German) about incest and
> >> matricide is not my cup of tea.
> >
> > sounds
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On 12/08/07 12:17, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 11:54:57AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>> Listening to people sing in Italian (or German) about incest and
>> matricide is not my cup of tea.
>
> sounds like a python bit
The lan
On Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 11:54:57AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>
> Listening to people sing in Italian (or German) about incest and
> matricide is not my cup of tea.
sounds like a python bit
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On 12/08/07 06:45, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
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>> On 12/06/07 21:16, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
>>> On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 07:45:12PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>> [snip]
Orchestr
On 07/12/2007, Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > As I type this, Beethoven is (lightly) thundering out of my
> > speakers. Clickity-clack does *not* go well with good music
>
> oh, they're not that loud. And it's all about the rhythm. just type in
> time to the music ;-)
No, do
* Dotan Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Dec 08 07:02 -0600]:
> On 07/12/2007, Nate Bargmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I have a bit of trouble with mine and the PS/2 to USB adaptor at work.
> > Upon a cold boot I have to unplug the cable from the rear of the
> > keyboard and plug it back in. I
On 07/12/2007, Nate Bargmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a bit of trouble with mine and the PS/2 to USB adaptor at work.
> Upon a cold boot I have to unplug the cable from the rear of the
> keyboard and plug it back in. If the laptop has been in suspend, XP
> will never see it again. :-/
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On 12/06/07 21:16, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 07:45:12PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
[snip]
Orchestral music doesn't seem to have a consistent rhythm in the
same sense that "common" music does.
Try Bach.
I
Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
Totally OT, except it's on my debian box ;)
If you need that amazingly insightful gift for someone (yourself?)
this year, check out www.clickykeyboards.com for real IBM
keyboards. Mine just arrived and I'm in heaven.
I hate to bump a commercial enterprise like tha
On Dec 7, 2007, at 4:43 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[This message has also been posted to linux.debian.user.]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Andrew Sackville-West
wrote:
If you need that amazingly insightful gift for someone (yourself?)
this year, check out www.clickykeyboards.com for rea
I've been using the HHKB Lite 2 keyboard (also known as the "Happy Hacker
Lite") for a couple of years now. It has a firm touch but is fast and easy
to type on. I switch keyboards frequently to try to avoid carpal tunnel but
with this keyboard I haven't felt a twinge...
They have draw backs... It
David Brodbeck wrote:
Yeah, but for $40 they take the thing apart and clean it before they
sell it to you. That might just be worth every penny, given how
disgusting those things get. I hope the guy who cleans them gets extra
danger pay for the biohazard he's exposed to. ;)
I read some
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> [This message has also been posted to linux.debian.user.]
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> >
> > If you need that amazingly insightful gift for someone (yourself?)
> > this year, check out www.click
[This message has also been posted to linux.debian.user.]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
>
> If you need that amazingly insightful gift for someone (yourself?)
> this year, check out www.clickykeyboards.com for real IBM
> keyboards. Mine just arrived and I'm in heaven.
Ed Curtis wrote:
i'll teach you to turn away. wrote:
Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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ASW> Totally OT, except it's on my debian box ;)
ASW> If you need that amazingly insightful gift for someone (yo
On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 01:10:00PM -0500, Ed Curtis wrote:
> i'll teach you to turn away. wrote:
>> Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> ASW> Totally OT, except it's on my debian box ;)
>> ASW> If
On Dec 7, 2007, at 10:10 AM, Ed Curtis wrote:
i'll teach you to turn away. wrote:
Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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ASW> Totally OT, except it's on my debian box ;)
ASW> If you need that amazingly
i'll teach you to turn away. wrote:
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ASW> [-- text/plain, encoding quoted-printable, charset: us-ascii, 13 lines --]
ASW> Totally OT, except it's on my debian box ;)
ASW> If you need that amazingly insightful gift for someone (yourself?)
ASW> this y
On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 05:06:00PM +, i'll teach you to turn away. wrote:
> Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ASW> [-- text/plain, encoding quoted-printable, charset: us-ascii, 13 lines
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> ASW> Totally OT, except it's on my debian box ;)
> ASW> If you need that amazingly
Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
ASW> [-- text/plain, encoding quoted-printable, charset: us-ascii, 13 lines --]
ASW> Totally OT, except it's on my debian box ;)
ASW> If you need that amazingly insightful gift for someone (yourself?)
ASW> this year, check out www.clickykeyboards.com
On Dec 6, 2007, at 2:08 PM, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
Totally OT, except it's on my debian box ;)
If you need that amazingly insightful gift for someone (yourself?)
this year, check out www.clickykeyboards.com for real IBM
keyboards. Mine just arrived and I'm in heaven.
My clicky board is
On 12/6/07, Douglas A. Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Try Bach.
P.D.Q. :)
Fugue for Calliope (four hands) has a nice ring (as in circus?) :)
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On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 09:42:52PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 12/06/07 21:16, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> > On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 07:45:12PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> [snip]
> >> Orchestral music doesn't seem to have a consistent rhythm in the
> >> same sense that "common" music does.
> >
>
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On 12/06/07 21:16, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 07:45:12PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
[snip]
>> Orchestral music doesn't seem to have a consistent rhythm in the
>> same sense that "common" music does.
>
> Try Bach.
>
> I know it
On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 07:45:12PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 12/06/07 18:37, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> > On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 06:26:52PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> >> On 12/06/07 17:36, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> >> [snip]
> >>> I"ve been typing on mine for a couple hours now and
On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 01:08:47PM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> Totally OT, except it's on my debian box ;)
>
> If you need that amazingly insightful gift for someone (yourself?)
> this year, check out www.clickykeyboards.com for real IBM
> keyboards. Mine just arrived and I'm in heaven.
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On 12/06/07 18:37, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 06:26:52PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>> On 12/06/07 17:36, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
>> [snip]
>>> I"ve been typing on mine for a couple hours now and it's
>>> fantastic. The
* Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Dec 06 18:42 -0600]:
> On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 06:20:46PM -0600, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> > * Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Dec 06 17:42 -0600]:
> >
> > > They only weigh about 5 pounds, why not get a ps/2-usb adaptor and
> > > carr
Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> I"ve been typing on mine for a couple hours now and it's
> fantastic. The sound takes me back. And once you adjust to an
> ever-so-slightly-different key spacing, it's a breeze. I swear I'm
> typing faster with fewer mistakes. And definitely le
On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 06:26:52PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 12/06/07 17:36, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> [snip]
> >
> > I"ve been typing on mine for a couple hours now and it's
> > fantastic. The sound takes me back.
>
> As I type this, Beethoven is (lightly) thundering out of my
> speake
On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 06:20:46PM -0600, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> * Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Dec 06 17:42 -0600]:
>
> > They only weigh about 5 pounds, why not get a ps/2-usb adaptor and
> > carry one with the laptop?
>
> I have a bit of trouble with mine and the PS/2 to USB
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On 12/06/07 17:36, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
[snip]
>
> I"ve been typing on mine for a couple hours now and it's
> fantastic. The sound takes me back.
As I type this, Beethoven is (lightly) thundering out of my
speakers. Clickity-clack does *not*
* Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Dec 06 17:42 -0600]:
> Finding an old one lying around would definitely be a score.
Several years ago I wisely snapped up several at a ham radio swapmeet.
I have also stashed several from work of the classic IBM PS/2
keyboards.
> They only wei
On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 01:21:25AM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 01:08:47PM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> > Totally OT, except it's on my debian box ;)
> >
> > If you need that amazingly insightful gift for someone (yourself?)
> > this year, check out www.clickykey
On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 01:08:47PM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> Totally OT, except it's on my debian box ;)
>
> If you need that amazingly insightful gift for someone (yourself?)
> this year, check out www.clickykeyboards.com for real IBM
> keyboards. Mine just arrived and I'm in heaven.
Totally OT, except it's on my debian box ;)
If you need that amazingly insightful gift for someone (yourself?)
this year, check out www.clickykeyboards.com for real IBM
keyboards. Mine just arrived and I'm in heaven.
I hate to bump a commercial enterprise like that, but I know many of
you do lot
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