[PLUG] Real Keyboard
patrick.n.fitzgerald.1
pfitzge1@purdue.edu
Wed, 3 Oct 2001 14:23:23 -0500 (EST)
It should be noted that you can also use xmodmap to switch the codes sent
by the keys so that the caps lock key sends control and vice versa. Then
you can just put a sticker over the keycaps. Easy, and cheap.
On some keyboards, the sizes are close enough that you can even switch the
caps.
P.
On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, patrick.t.finnegan.1 wrote:
> On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, James B Newby wrote:
>
> > Hello all!
> >
> > First of all, I'll apologize in advance for not putting this on
> > purdue.some.appropriate.newsgroup, but I don't have access to purdue.*.
> >
> > My question is this...Does anyone know of a good place online to buy a
> > keyboard that has the Ctrl key in the right place? I know about the
> > happy hacking keyboards, and while I would like one, they are beyond my
> > price range.
>
> You can get old working keyboards along with much other old computer
> hardware from Purdue Salvage. Look through the PLUG archives for more
> info.
>
> -- Pat
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