At 06:46 PM 5/29/98 -0700, you wrote:
>> 2)It mentioned a "new input device" that was before the Xerox machine,
>> to be used alongside the mouse, was flexible but required training.
>> What was it?
>
>That probably referred to the "chord" keyboard. It allowed you to type
>with one hand.
I remember a PC keyboard replacement that was a one-handed keyboard; it
used combinations of buttons to replace all the individual letter keys. I
remember thinking it was a good idea, and could be used perhaps (or
expanded) for other languages like chinese.
Anyway, I seem to remember that it was supposed to be easy to learn. Was
it? was it the "Chord" keyboard Sam mentioned, or were there others? Are
they still available? Is there any advantage?
I'm thinking that it would be a good option for situations where a) space
is at a premium (laptops) or b) one's hands are engaged elsewhere. (No, I
wasn't thinking of *that*! (I'm not that much of a nerd!) I was thinking
of vehicle/equipment control sorts of things.)
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Received on Tue Jun 02 1998 - 00:29:21 BST