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In return for the possible shill tatics...

Ergo Diver


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Oo nice, I recognise the blank 2u keys too.

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That photo never disappoints.

I really want one of the keyboards from the left hand side near the back.

Hmm..the Pseudo Ergonomic. It has a nice ring to it.

Here's one I created earlier

Crudely ergonomic?

Cruelly ergonomic?

webwit wrote:Hmm..the Pseudo Ergonomic. It has a nice ring to it.

I still like mine best. Truly Schmergonomic.

Hardly Ergonomic

Someone should ask for a review copy, point to this topic, and say you want to compare it. Trololo.

I believe it's a fair statement that the TE has brought nothing new to the table ergonomically that hasn't been done previously. But there may be pluses that have yet to be fleshed out. The biggest strength I see at this point is that it's a product that may be "currently in production/able to be produced", it's fully modernized, and the programming feature. But these aren't anything earth shattering.

Qualified reviews by those known on these forums will speak volumes.

Maybe they pull it together and make a great product, or maybe they go the same direction as all the others.

I hope those that purchased it are happy

webwit wrote:I still like mine best. Truly Schmergonomic.

How about this then:

Truly Tardynomic

hoggy wrote:

I see you got the original TE, or is that the board TE copied? And...are those custom WASD Keyboard key caps ?

Nah, photoshopped...

I think that the TE is sub-optimally ergonomic. Too little hand separation for the little angle there is between halves, meaning that it would be worse for the wrists than a "typewriter keyboard", while on the other hand all keyboards that have been posted above are better than a "typewriter keyboard".

Or at least, that is the impression I get from seeing the layout. I am interested in hearing reviews and watch what posture people have when they are typing on them.

I agree that the separation on the TE is too little for the angle (or that the angle is too little for the separation). However I don't think it's worse from a regular staggered keyboard. At least, the right hand might be worse, but the left hand is better, so it's a wash.

I think there will be a big market for used TE because people will find a learning curve means they will actually have to work on it.

Yeah, the reviews will decide the outcome in the end. I can't but feel that at least some of the reviews will be a sham...

That said, there are some sub-optimal designs already out there - the study that the safetype quotes for it's vertical keyboard points out some serious issues.

Change itself seems to work for me (and I know of others it works for too). The TE could form part of a rotation that could really help. We'll see.


Anyway, I found this on my travels...

from http://www.atariarchives.org/deli/keyboard_karma.php.

ErgoDox is where it is at...

Thanks! I will post about it here too when it will be closer to completion.

ErgoDox? That old thing? Photoshop images floating around the web, photoshop images changing...no company info...sound familiar? JOKING!!!! It's a TE thread...get it? GET IT? It's ironic!

My only complaint about the ErgoDox is that it doesn't say "Input Nirvana" on it ANYWHERE. I mean, come on...really? Spare a little ink and do it right! I will license the name for free!

I'm a big fan of the ErgoDox, if doesn't turn out to be too expensive I'll be buying one.

One question Dox, is it going to have the name ErgoDox printed on the front of it it? While it wouldn't be a deal breaker for me, I can't say that I would be crazy about it...

An obvious reference but it's worth a mention.

hoggy wrote:An obvious reference but it's worth a mention.

Worst keyboard, I have EVER used.

You're lucky, I used to have a ZX81 when I was a kid.

How is it worse than a regular old typewriter?

hoggy wrote:You're lucky, I used to have a ZX81 when I was a kid.

The membrane keyboard or the one with real keycaps (on wobbly switches) ?