I was just reading this thread… https://sh.itjust.works/post/23476261
…and it got me thinking about something that I’ve wanted for a long time. Why is it that keyboards have not evolved to have dedicated copy/paste keys left of the main board? I’d love to see an additional column of keys left of Esc->Ctrl configurable as macros at least. I do a lot of copy/paste for work. The current shortcuts arent terrible or anything but they’re not exactly comfortable. I’d rather move my whole hand to the left for a macro key than contort to hit the current shortcut.
What do you think?
Yeah computers had already taken over in my earliest memories but I’d find salvage biking around local neighborhoods. Mostly easy fixes, and people threw out working stuff a lot.
Usually didn’t keep stuff long, just hawked it to neighbor kids, but I got to fool around with several old word processors and typewriters, and some early computers with big floppy drives, green phosphor displays, etc. (One had some kind of orange envelope shaped folding digital screen that I’ve never seen again in all these years.)
Honestly wouldn’t mind having a typewriter available today just to fill out paper forms.