Re: mykeyboard.co.uk
"Thomas Levine" <[email protected]>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 That looks really cool! I want one! But why you arrange the keys in the old typewriter way rather than in a grid? Thomas Levine -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: http://firegpg.tuxfamily.org iD8DBQFGF7mWaROzpVxvjPURAnZGAKCLaZStta0UzsEzF9xF4QKA5aSUlwCfSDWS Xq34wBTBOKE4DcAU9276m6k= =V1Ko -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- On 4/7/07, Tim Tyler <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've constructed a 122-key keyboard using > Saia Burgess low force microswitches. > > Details and photographs may be found beneath: > > --> http://mykeyboard.co.uk/ <-- > > This is the fourth keyboard I have constructed > using these switches. It is the largest and > most ambitious one I have made to date. > > The main point of interest is the low-force > microswitches. There is a page devoted to > these - at: > > http://mykeyboard.co.uk/microswitches/ > > These are "snap action" switches - and operate > on a principle reminiscent of the IBM bucking > spring key switches - providing high quality tactile > feedback on activation. The switches have a 15cN > activating force when they leave the factory - > but this can easily be adjusted. My keyboard > uses 10cN activation forces - around one fifth > of the force needed to activate keys on the > Kinesis or Maltron keyboards. > > Low-force keyboards are not entirely new - the > DataHand keyboard has around 20cN activation > forces and the WinMini and Touchstream keyboards > also had very low activation forces, though not > necessarily much tactile feedback. > > The main motivation behind constructing low-force > keyboards is to reduce the level of mechanical > damage which keyboard operation typically inflicts > on users forearms and wrists. > > This keyboard is not available as a commercial > product. However the switches it uses /are/ > widely available - allowing other interested > parties to experiment with this technology. > > The site's URL again: > > --> http://mykeyboard.co.uk/ <-- > > Enjoy, > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]