In a thread "Touch-screen displays" on 9/3/15 at 11:28 PM,
[email protected] I wrote:
What I have noticed over the years is that the UI hardware has
gotten worse. Keyboards are the most obvious example. I am a
good touch typist. When I started to learn CW (for the third
time), I decided to use a keyboard rather than trying to write
with a pencil, since I can type considerably faster than I can
write. I quickly discovered that the keyboard on my Mac laptop
wasn't good enough for fast typing. I bought a HP keyboard
which isn't as good as the old IBM Selectric keyboards, but is
better than the Mac keyboard. All the touch screen keyboards I
have used have been much worse than either of these two keyboards.
One of the other readers of this list sent me a pointer to
Unicomp <http://pckeyboard.com/>, which sells keyboards with
real tactile feedback. I fired off an order for a Buckling
Spring USB keyboard with a Macintosh layout. Slow USPS delivery
took about a week, but the resulting keyboard is very nice. I
get fewer errors copying W1AW code practice at 13 and 15 WPM (my
current speed limit). The general feel is very nice. If you want
a nicer feeling keyboard then the OEM one, they cost $80 to $110
or so depending on features.
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz | Since the IBM Selectric, keyboards have gotten
408-356-8506 | steadily worse. Now we have touchscreen keyboards.
www.pwpconsult.com | Can we make something even worse?
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