On Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:02:33 +0100, Invisible wrote:

>>> Ever noticed that the keyboard has a calculator side pad?
>>
>> Not on my laptop.
> 
> My new laptop does though. ;-)

I've seen a few laptops that have them, but the vast majority (especially 
if you have a 'standard' (as opposed to 'wide') screen.

>> And compared to a calculator, the numeric keypad's numbers are reversed
>> (1-3 at the bottom rather than at the top).
> 
>  From what I've seen, both layouts are equally common.

Not on a computer - at least not that I've ever seen.  On a calculator, 
that may be true - I've only got 2 or 3 actual calculators here.

But I did learn to do 10-key on a cash register, and the keys there (and 
on touch-tone phones and most calculators) are the other way round.

Jim

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