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Re: Fortezza dying on the vine?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (A. Padgett Peterson P.E. Informati)
Tue Jul 29 16:13:01 1997
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 15:07:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: "A. Padgett Peterson P.E. Information Security" <PADGETT@hobbes.orl.mmc.com>
To: vin@shore.net
CC: cryptography@c2.net
> (Padgett, can you tell us anything about the normal pace of
>keyboard replacement in a big corporate environment? I presume PC and
>workstation CPUs are being upgraded, typically, every 18-months to two
>years. Do keyboards get upgraded with this, or are the peripherals rolled
>over and plugged into the new box?)
Rarely. I just had to replace my Keypro FK-9000 because it died. At home
I have been using the same Northgates (with function keys on the left where
they belong 8*) for years. Now as the new systems come in, they often have
their own keyboards but are bundled and system mfrs will cut a dime if they
can. Quality rarely sells in the mass market. A year ago when "natural"
keyboards and those with the windoze key were being hyped, there was a chance
but unless the HSC runs a U$9.95 special it will be difficult to sell new
keyboards.
Warmly,
Padgett
of course this is also a 486-33 running win3.1 & posting to VAXMAIL so
what do I know ?
