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Old 02-26-2003, 05:54 PM
vasyachkin vasyachkin is offline
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keyboard for faster typing

i have that microsoft natural keyboard on the desktop, that i like the layout of but ....

but then i also have this IBM thinkpad, and while the keyboard there is small and not really comfortable i can type much faster on it !

the reason is that its keys are very light, and their travel is very small ( maybe 2.5 millimeters or so ) while the microsoft keyboard has a rather standard keyboard feel where you have to press they key in deep for it to register.

as a result i have to actually hit or press they keys on the microsoft but by contrast on the thinkpad i just glide my fingers over the keys.

now i want to get a keyboard like that on a thinkpad for my desktop, anybody knows of such units ?
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Old 02-26-2003, 05:57 PM
KidCharlemagne KidCharlemagne is offline
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I assume you don't want to learn the Dvorak keyboard?

http://www.mwbrooks.com/dvorak/
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Old 02-26-2003, 06:12 PM
vasyachkin vasyachkin is offline
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certainly not, what's next you gona suggest i learn azerty ?

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Old 02-26-2003, 09:01 PM
Sock Munkey Sock Munkey is offline
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I tried switching to dvorak but I was too used to being able to type fast and it was frustrating having to start over.
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