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RE: https://vox.ominous.net/@occult/116103841606429399

Wyse terminals were a design classic.

@Tirial @gruber They’re Alps switches so you’re not going to find custom keycaps. Signature Plastics has done exactly two custom Alps runs, both of which were beset with problems. They’re not going to do that again.

The “alt” isn’t necessarily wrong—on non-ANSI layouts, you need to distinguish one option “alt” from the other, the dead-key “alt graph”.

@halfpress man, I spent some time at my mom’s workplace trying to grok what was happening on that system via amber Wang terminals.
@neauoire @exquisitecorp Ooo, read a couple sample pages. That’s right up my alley. 👍
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@listrophy @codinghorror Jeff’s sure wasn’t.
I understand that there are people who get the ick using Macs the way I do using Windows, but I don’t act like a prescriptivist primadonna and pretend other options are bullshit.
@codinghorror @listrophy Not covering yourself in glory here, Jeff. Macs have had option keys since day one.