Display for a portable terminal

A portable terminal comprising:

• a base, wherein said base has a first group of keys that define a first portion of a keyboard;
• a display coupled to the base, wherein said display has a display screen;
• a housing, wherein said housing has a second group of keys that define a second portion of a keyboard, and wherein said housing is coupled, to at least one of said display or said base, for out-of-plane rotation relative to said base;
• a keyboard-open sensor, wherein said keyboard-open sensor senses when said housing is rotated away from said base and generates a signal indicative thereof;
• and
• circuitry for rotating an image in said display screen, wherein said circuitry rotates said image when it receives said signal.

In a portable terminal having a display screen, a housing and a base, wherein said portable terminal is closed when said housing overlies said base, and said portable terminal is open when said housing is rotated out-of-plane of said base, a method comprising:

• generating an image for said display screen, said image to be displayed in a reference orientation;
• generating a signal when said portable terminal is open;
• and
• rotating said image, relative to said reference orientation, when said signal is received.