lord%yellowsub@sgi.com (Tom Lord) (07/13/90)
Index Number: 9096 I'll keep this short because I'm reduced to one handed typing: I am looking for references, companies, anecdotes or rumors concerned with chording keyboards. What does the net know about them? Please send responses directly to lord@sgi.sgi.com. I will make them available in full and in summary. thanks -t [Note from Bill McGarry: See the next article]
wtm@bunker.uucp (Bill McGarry) (07/13/90)
Index Number: 9097 In # 9095, John Morris asks: >I need to locate a special keyboard that was experimented with a >few years ago. It looked like a large 'mouse' with lots of buttons. >A person used one hand to generate the full ASCII character set by >hitting the various buttons. As I recall there were 3 under each finger >and two under the thumb. and in # 9096, Tom Lord asks: >I am looking for references, companies, anecdotes or rumors concerned >with chording keyboards. What does the net know about them? Here is one product that might help both of you: OCTIMA CHORD KEYBOARD TASH Inc. 70 Gibson Dr. - Unit 12 Markham, ON L3R 4C2 Canada (416) 475-2212 Octima is a computer keyboard that is controlled by one hand; its system of chords (groups of keys) represent all the standard keys of the keyboard. The user presses a group of keys and the appropriate key is sent to the computer. A software tutorial and instruction manual are included. This is from the IBM National Support Center for Persons with Disabilities. You may want to contact them for any other ideas. Their address is: IBM National Support Center for Persons with Disabilities P. O. Box 2150 Atlanta, GA 30055 (800) 426-2133 (404) 238-4806 Hope this helps, Bill McGarry (203) 337-1518 UUCP: {oliveb, philabs, decvax, yale}!bunker!wtm INTERNET: wtm@bunker.uucp l-hcap@vm1.nodak.edu BITNET: l-hcap@ndsuvm1.bitnet (300/1200/2400 baud, 24 hours) Compuserve: 73170,1064