On Fri, 2007-11-30 at 10:54 -0600, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > Steve Lindemann wrote: > > <way off topic> > > Wild! I still run WordStar7 under XP so I can access old files from my > > Kaypro days. Haven't cared much for the old WS diamond since the > > control key moved into the damn corner of the keyboard. For years I > > swapped the capslock and control key (in both DOS and windoze) but > > finally gave up (too many different machines that I couldn't control) > > and just got used to it. > > > > The control key belongs next to the A but I've been out-voted by /them/ > > 8^) If it was good enough for teletypes and Sun it should be good > > enough for everyone (Big Smile) ...and these days I have trouble with > > Sun keyboards because they kept the control key where it belongs. oh > > well... on the old Kaypro I wired a foot switch in parallel with the > > control key so it was alot more convenient. > > > > ...have I gotten *sufficiently* off topic? I'm sorry, I couldn't > > resist, I'm one of those old farts that actually got to empty the bit > > bucket (remember card and paper tape punches?). Sometimes the old ways > > are still valid otherwise we wouldn't be so hard over about an OS that > > mimics UNIX. I like the xscreensaver and the ability to manipulate > > images, but I still use a command line for doing anything that matters. > > </way off topic> > > > > And now back to our regularly scheduled Fedora User List! > > > <more off topic> > All this talk about Word Star tempts me to dig out my CP/M machine > out of storage, and connect it to a serial port on my Linux machine. > I have Word Star installed on the hard drive. (Along with a bunch of > other stuff.) I could transfer it over the the Linux box and play > with the CP/M emulator. (Yes, I do have a 20M MFM hard drive > connected to a Z-80 based CP/M system.) > </more off topic> ---- leave it all in the closet... yum install joe for those who miss ^K^W Craig
