Electronics

[jaxs mom]

On 4/4/2015 BOGOF said:

On 4/4/2015 Desertdi said:

On 4/4/2015 BOGOF said:

I use them but I cannot figure out why the keyboard on a calc. and phone are in opposite directions. The calc. starts with 7 and the on a phone it starts with 1.

because old rotary telephones started with the ""1"" at the top

So why do calcs start with 7 at the top? Thanks for replying.

It started with 10 key adding machines from what I remember.

[Pinkroses]

I use them all the time!

[PamelaSue72]

I would never buy a keyboard without the numeric keyboard. Use it all the time.

[seehorse]

I do typesetting/graphics and use them all the time. Don't like using the numbers across the top.

I wish they would add a comma to the numeric keyboard pad. Would be very convenient!

[YorkieonmyPillow]

On 4/4/2015 hckynut said:

I always use them, but then I don't use a laptop. I really have no use for a laptop as I just as soon use my wife's tablet. What they do with laptop keyboards? Makes no difference to me. I only open this thread because of the title, not knowing it was about laptops, but since I had already started my reply, l figured, why stop now?

That makes perfect sense to me.........

I always use the numbers on top, like on a typewriter --- but then, I don't work with numbers, so...

[circles]

I have owned many computers over my life time and have NEVER used those keys...don't even think about them....maybe I will give them a try...123456789....there...I finally have used them.....lol....

[NiteStar]

Never used them and never will. Wish I could buy a keyboard without them!

[Cats3000]

Whenever I have numeric work to do, I go to the numeric keypad. When I bought this iMac a few years ago, I ordered it from the Apple Store on-line specifically with the keyboard that had the numeric keypad, and it has really helped me simplify my work.

[RedHeadedWench]

I use them all the time, old habit from when I worked as a credit analyst.

[LINDA ELIZABETH]

Moi. Absolutely need numeric keypad.