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Re: New Macs coming Octiber 27th.

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On 10-19-2016 01:16, JF Mezei wrote:
> On 2016-10-19 01:28, Your Name wrote:
>
>> Supposedly the MacBook Pro will have a touch function strip across the
>> top of the keyboard and the MacBook Air will have an "e-ink keyboard"
>
> e-ink keyboard likely means that the letters on keycaps are software
> configurable. So single model for worldwide distributiuon. Whether that
> means flat touch screen keyboard or actual keys whose surface can be
> software configured to display any symbol, I don't know. (the later
> would be a neat innovation BTW).

Long ago, someone made a standard layout keyboard, where each key-cap 
was a 48x48-pixel color LCD (replaceable) and each could be programmed 
to send up to ____ bytes to the computer.  (Forgot the number, more than 
a dozen).  People were using them to control CAD and image editors, 
making keys do fancy things and changing what the keycap showed to suit. 
  You could quickly reprogram the keycaps and the byte sequences when 
changing programs.

Unfortunately, though the layout was standard, the size was larger, so 
learning to use it took some time.

Last I checked, full keyboard no longer available, but a number pad was 
still available.

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Re: New Macs coming Octiber 27th. Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2016-10-18 21:36 -0700
  Re: New Macs coming Octiber 27th. Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-10-19 18:28 +1300
    Re: New Macs coming Octiber 27th. JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-10-19 02:16 -0400
      Re: New Macs coming Octiber 27th. Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-10-19 19:28 +1300
        Re: New Macs coming Octiber 27th. Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2016-10-19 08:22 -0700
      Re: New Macs coming Octiber 27th. android <here@there.was> - 2016-10-19 08:29 +0200
        Re: New Macs coming Octiber 27th. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-19 13:55 +0000
          Re: New Macs coming Octiber 27th. android <here@there.was> - 2016-10-19 16:43 +0200
            Re: New Macs coming Octiber 27th. JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-10-19 12:12 -0400
              Re: New Macs coming Octiber 27th. Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2016-10-19 11:34 -0700
                Re: New Macs coming Octiber 27th. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-19 19:02 +0000
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                Re: New Macs coming Octiber 27th. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-20 04:36 +0000
                Re: New Macs coming Octiber 27th. Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2016-10-20 12:51 -0700
                Re: New Macs coming Octiber 27th. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-21 08:59 +0000
      Re: New Macs coming Octiber 27th. Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2016-10-19 08:34 -0700
        Re: New Macs coming Octiber 27th. Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2016-10-19 11:51 -0400
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    Re: New Macs coming Octiber 27th. Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2016-10-19 08:15 -0700
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