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Date:      Mon, 7 Jul 2003 23:04:32 -0400
From:      Peter Radcliffe <pir@pir.net>
To:        freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Choosing a new laptop
Message-ID:  <20030708030432.GE22675@pir.net>
In-Reply-To: <20030708025947.GG24420@wantadilla.lemis.com>
References:  <20030703011407.GM29066@wantadilla.lemis.com> <becij7$5e2$1@main.gmane.org> <20030708003749.GD7437@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20030708010621.GA22675@pir.net> <20030708011113.GE7437@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20030708012401.GC22675@pir.net> <20030708025947.GG24420@wantadilla.lemis.com>

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Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> probably said:
> "deal with it".  Why on earth should I "deal with it" when I have an
> alternative?

Oookaay.

> On the IBM you can't remap the bottom left key.  On Dells you can.
> That's a distinction which makes me choose Dell over IBM.

That isn't a reason that they IBM keyboard is not fully functional.
It's a _preference_.

On a Dell you can't remap wherever the Fn key is, does that make the
keyboard non-functional ? Of course not.

> They do for my requirements.  On Dell laptops I can have an Alt key on
> the bottom left.  On IBM, I can't.

Your requirements, your preferences. Fine, you didn't buy an IBM.
None of this means they re not functional for other people.

> > If you meant something else that prevents it working then please
> > explain.
> No, that's enough.

Ok, you're just abusing the language. Whatever.
*plonk*

P.

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