From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Emanuel Berg Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: translating numpad keys in linux terminal Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2015 01:39:17 +0200 Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server Message-ID: <87zj6m16xm.fsf@debian.uxu> References: <87k2xu5doo.fsf@debian.uxu> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1428276925 14480 80.91.229.3 (5 Apr 2015 23:35:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2015 23:35:25 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Apr 06 01:35:18 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Yeu4T-0005lD-Nf for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 06 Apr 2015 01:35:17 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:37947 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Yeu4S-0004Kc-Pd for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 05 Apr 2015 19:35:16 -0400 Original-Path: usenet.stanford.edu!news.kjsl.com!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!news2.arglkargh.de!news.mixmin.net!aioe.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 41 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: feB02bRejf23rfBm51Mt7Q.user.speranza.aioe.org Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.4 (gnu/linux) X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.8.2 Cancel-Lock: sha1:jKT/bt8qEz+XtfAMPICK7uHadpo= Mail-Copies-To: never Original-Xref: usenet.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:211262 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:103544 Archived-At: Simon Clubley writes: > I promise you that explanation would make perfect > sense to someone with a DEC background who had > actually used the physical terminals the various > emulators emulate (with various degrees of > accuracy). :-) I would have loved to have done that, or do that, tho if I did today that would rather be an interesting excursion to the past (?) than "reality", of course. One of the most appealing thing about the mainframe epoch is that those who did it were computer, technology, and/or science people in one way or another. That doesn't mean they had to be hot shots at companies or universities (tho that would have helped) - most European and Australian hackers are from the blue collar or modest white collar classes, and I suspect it is the same in America (but not in Asia, though I suspect that to change if it hasn't already as computers climb down the social ladder). Today on the other hand everyone uses computers and where it will lead will sure be interesting to follow :) I can already see that many advanced computer users don't have a problem living the hybrid computer life of using the soft-/hardware/services of the masses, then seamlessly switch and do their advanced projects, then switch backs, and so on - while others are proud of their elitism and stubborn exclusiveness... > Other postings have covered most of this. However, > a bit of background ... Thank you, I don't have any comments on that material but I thought it'd be unappreciative not to comment at all :) -- underground experts united http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573