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. -- pir pir-sig@pir.net pir-sig@net.tufts.edu
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