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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: kishy on Sat, 30 January 2010, 12:19:09

Title: Everex Tempo LX 386 laptop keyboard
Post by: kishy on Sat, 30 January 2010, 12:19:09

Was just going through some photos and re-found this:

http://kishy.comuf.com/stuff/systems/sys_everex_tempo-lx/sys_everex_tempo-lx_2.jpg

I've never noticed how crappy the layout is on that because the screen backlight is toast so I've never used it beyond the CMOS setup.

Edit: for the longest time I thought it was a 286. For the benefit of Google searchers, the Everex Tempo LX is a 386, not a 286. Title corrected during this edit as well...I know it won't reflect here but it might to search engines.

Title: Everex Tempo LX 286 laptop keyboard
Post by: Xuan on Sun, 31 January 2010, 10:24:45

what's wrong about the layout? I think it's ok.

Title: Everex Tempo LX 286 laptop keyboard
Post by: ch_123 on Sun, 31 January 2010, 10:33:34

Busy putting numpads, LCD screens and rubber domes onto the clone...

Title: Everex Tempo LX 286 laptop keyboard
Post by: kishy on Sun, 31 January 2010, 10:56:25

I find the positioning of LCTRL, LALT, Caps Lock, RCTRL and RALT to be...let's call it defective.

Title: Everex Tempo LX 286 laptop keyboard
Post by: microsoft windows on Sun, 31 January 2010, 11:09:09

There's some people out there that like to have the Ctrl key in that position where Caps Lock is on the standard 101-key keyboard. But that Alt key is just wacky.

Title: Everex Tempo LX 286 laptop keyboard
Post by: spolia optima on Sun, 31 January 2010, 15:33:40

Switch Fn with Caps and we have a winner.

Title: Everex Tempo LX 286 laptop keyboard
Post by: kishy on Sun, 31 January 2010, 15:39:28

...I should have known all the fans of the dumb CTRL position would take this the opposite direction from what I had suggested.

Title: Everex Tempo LX 286 laptop keyboard
Post by: ch_123 on Sun, 31 January 2010, 15:42:06

Dumb position... This is where it's moved away from the home row into the contortionist position, right?

Title: Everex Tempo LX 286 laptop keyboard
Post by: spolia optima on Sun, 31 January 2010, 15:44:56

Quote from: kishy;155171

...I should have known all the fans of the dumb CTRL position would take this the opposite direction from what I had suggested.

your preference for ctrl location is clearly a social construct.

 Pft, sheeple. Will they ever see the light?

Title: Everex Tempo LX 286 laptop keyboard
Post by: kishy on Sun, 31 January 2010, 15:48:44

Quote from: ch_123;155173

Dumb position... This is where it's moved away from the home row into the contortionist position, right?

That's the thing I just don't get though...in the home row is where it's in a contortionist position.

Title: Everex Tempo LX 286 laptop keyboard
Post by: microsoft windows on Sun, 31 January 2010, 18:22:40

It all depends on what you're used to.

Title: Everex Tempo LX 286 laptop keyboard
Post by: cchan on Sun, 31 January 2010, 19:47:17

wanna see a dysfunctional laptop layout? Take a look at my priest's old Gateway... here's the bottom row:

Fn Menu Ctrl Win Alt Space Alt Win Ctrl Fn

I'm kicking myself for not taking a pic of the keyboard with my phone when I was using it today.

Title: Everex Tempo LX 286 laptop keyboard
Post by: microsoft windows on Tue, 02 February 2010, 20:33:52

A layout like that would drive me bats.

Title: Everex Tempo LX 286 laptop keyboard
Post by: D-EJ915 on Tue, 02 February 2010, 20:40:35

This is a 286 and the AT keyboard does have the ctrl and alt in the same places.

Title: Everex Tempo LX 286 laptop keyboard
Post by: ricercar on Wed, 03 February 2010, 11:00:50

Quote from: microsoft windows;155776

A layout like that would drive me bats.

Aren't you already bats?

(PS, YGPM).