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- From: anthony@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Anthony J Stieber)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds,comp.sys.palmtops
- Subject: Re: One-Hand Helds...
- Date: 12 Nov 1992 19:03:28 GMT
- Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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- In article <1992Nov12.074521.14888@primerd.prime.com> jasonp@sunbabe.Prime.COM (Jason Pascucci) writes:
- >Is anybody doing/working on a single-handed data entry/retrieval system?
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- >
- >With five fingers you should be able to get all the letters,
- >system and interconnectivity with multiple platforms.
-
- >It should be four keys on `top' (I assume it won't be rectangular),
- >and one on the bottom, for the thumb, maybe even a switch
- >for the thumb, three position. It would have to be useable
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- What you describe is almost identical to the Microwriter AgendA and to
- various other chord keyboards. Check out via anonymous ftp
- csd4.csd.uwm.edu:/pub/Palmtop/palmtop.news for various postings on
- chord keyboards. This question is common enough that it should go
- into a FAQ.
-
- By the way, Microwriter has patented the idea.
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