On Fri, 17 Oct 2014, Roger Nelson wrote to Ed Vance:   
      
    EV> A relative used a keyboard that had those keys on the side on his    
    EV> DOS 1.25 box.   
      
    EV> I saw that keyboard around 1990 or so.   
      
    RN> I've been running IBM and compatibles since 1985 and haven't seen   
    RN> one like that.   
      
   he's talking about the original PC keyboard... the 83 key PC/XT and 84 key   
   Model F (PC/AT) keyboards released in 1981 and 1984 respectively... everything   
   since has been 101 keys or more... pictures at the link...   
      
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PC_keyboard   
      
      
   then you have monstrosities like these three in a review from theregister...   
      
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/26/top_ten_gaming_keyboard_   
   nd_mouse_combo s/?page=2   http://tinyurl.com/mxm3p5d   
      
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/26/top_ten_gaming_keyboard_   
   nd_mouse_combo s/?page=3   http://tinyurl.com/lgrrsnc   
      
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/26/top_ten_gaming_keyboard_   
   nd_mouse_combo s/?page=6   http://tinyurl.com/kneuc6h   
      
      
      
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