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From: levene@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu (Robert A. Levene)
Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
Subject: Chord Keyboards
Message-ID: <1991Jun12.161454.6519@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu>
Date: 12 Jun 91 16:14:54 GMT
Reply-To: levene@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu (Robert A. Levene)
Organization: Johns Hopkins University
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OK, I'd like to find out more about the various chord keyboards,
such as the BAT from Infogrip, Inc.

  * How widespread is their use?

  * What are their Advantages/Disadvantages?

  * What is their price and availability?

  * How can one request 4-color glossy propaganda from their manufacturers?

Considering that for the past 60 years people have stuck to the Sholes
(QWERTY) keyboard layout over the Dvorak (DSK), I'm not optimistic
that chord keyboards will be popular, but like postfix (RPN)
calculators, they'll probably have a specialized and loyal following.

I read an article about them in TidBits, the Macintosh news stack.

- R

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