Comment Re:Good Riddance (Score 1) 968
Historically, IBM keyboards like the 84-key on my trusty ol' XT put control left of A where it was on every other DTE/computer keyboard at the time. Unfortunately the AT keyboard put it back where it was on typewriters.
Personally, I remap caps lock on modern keyboards back to control as I use it far more often than even the shift keys. It's also how my finger memory was programmed an age ago. On typical terminals ^H is easier than reaching for backspace, ^[ for escape, ^I for tab, ^U for kill line not to mention all those handy vi and emacs editing commands. I suffer from tendinitis across the tops of my hands which is magnified by reaching for keys more than a keycap away from the home row. Control-below-shift is the worst with my little finger curling up to do the reaching.