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- From: papresco@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu (Paul Prescod)
- Subject: Re: IS UNIX DEAD? (long)
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- Organization: University of Waterloo
- References: <1992Nov18.004652.2591@global.hacktic.nl> <BxxH2D.AEv@ccu.umanitoba.ca> <1992Nov20.182755.15560@bilver.uucp>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 08:31:37 GMT
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- >In any given environment it's best if all users have the same keystroke
- >sequences so that any person in that area can help another and on some
- >terminals you have to take what you get.
- >
- I agree 100%. Unfortunately it's too late for that. Some keyboards
- don't have F1 keys, and some don't have help keys. Given that this is
- the case, perhaps we should (as someone suggested) make it some form
- of environment variable, or terminal option. Computers with help
- keys could use that, and those with F1 keys could use those. The only
- problem is this would require a major revision of unix and it's
- programs.
-
- But this is part of "growing up" as an operating system and
- encompassing a wider range of users then the small niche unix has
- now.
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