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oh no. the keys are in all the wrong places. and I can't find the exclamation mark. so i can't do a proper mark s oh no. oh no.

― MarkH in Belgium (MarkH), Friday, 27 February 2004 15:25 (twenty-two years ago)

you actually have to press shift to get the numbers along the top; wtf?

― MarkH (MarkH), Friday, 27 February 2004 15:32 (twenty-two years ago)

i think we're the only ones who use azerty. i don't have much problem switching to qwerty.

― nathalie (nathalie), Friday, 27 February 2004 16:02 (twenty-two years ago)

the M is in the wrong place too. and the plus sign! The problem is compounded by the fact that the symbols on this keyboard are WEARING OFF.

― MarkH in Belgium (MarkH), Friday, 27 February 2004 16:10 (twenty-two years ago)

You should totally make a hipster film about your experiences.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 27 February 2004 16:27 (twenty-two years ago)

only don't use belgium (unless you wanna use soulwax/frigging dewaele bros). i don't think the placing of the m is all that weird: it's next to K and L! it's the N that's in the wrong place!

― nathalie (nathalie), Friday, 27 February 2004 16:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Already used to it.

― Francis Watlington (Francis Watlington), Friday, 27 February 2004 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Can't you remap the keys so that the computer thinks they are in the right places again?

(the library computer I'm on at the moment has a little button on the toolbar to switch between UK, US and Chinese keys)

― caitlin (caitlin), Saturday, 28 February 2004 10:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Caitlin, I don't think Hassan, who runs the internet café I was in would have been too pleased if I'd remapped the keys on his computer! Now I'm using a pay-to-surf console in my hotel's lobby but at least its got a qwerty keyboard! hooray!

― MarkH (MarkH), Saturday, 28 February 2004 12:53 (twenty-two years ago)

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