Return-Path: Received: from u.ergo.cs.cmu.edu by K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa08494; 3 Mar 92 10:08:45 EST Received: from u.ergo.cs.cmu.edu by U.ERGO.CS.CMU.EDU id aa01032; 3 Mar 92 10:08:00 EST To: bovik@CS.CMU.EDU Reply-to: Tim Freeman Subject: [Bruce Mauser: keyboard postings] Date: Tue, 03 Mar 92 10:07:56 EST Message-ID: <1030.699635276@U.ERGO.CS.CMU.EDU> From: Timothy_Freeman@U.ERGO.CS.CMU.EDU Stash this away if you haven't already, please. Tim ------- Forwarded Message Return-Path: <@cs.cmu.edu:bgm%fs1.ECE.CMU.EDU@ece.cmu.edu> Received: from cs.cmu.edu by PROOF.ERGO.CS.CMU.EDU id aa04426; 3 Mar 92 10:04:22 EST Received: from ece.cmu.edu by CS.CMU.EDU id aa17900; 3 Mar 92 10:02:19 EST Received: by fs1.ECE.CMU.EDU (5.54-ECE2/5.17) id AA21868; Tue, 3 Mar 92 10:02:01 EST X-Notice: This is an experimental mail service. There is no assurance of delivery at this address. Questions to gripe@gauss.ece.cmu.edu From: Bruce Mauser Message-Id: <9203031502.AA21868@fs1.ECE.CMU.EDU> To: tsf@cs.cmu.edu Subject: keyboard postings Date: Tue, 03 Mar 92 10:01:58 -0500 Here is a compilation of messages I received about keyboards. Thanks for your interest. - ----------------------------- Return-Path: Bruce.Horn@N3.SP.CS.CMU.EDU Received: by fs1.ECE.CMU.EDU (5.54-ECE2/5.17) id AA08228; Thu, 27 Feb 92 12:47:26 EST X-Notice: This is an experimental mail service. There is no assurance of delivery at this address. Questions to gripe@gauss.ece.cmu.edu Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1992 12:40-EST From: Bruce.Horn@N3.SP.CS.CMU.EDU To: Bruce Mauser Subject: Re: keyboards Message-Id: <699212445/blh@N3.SP.CS.CMU.EDU> In-Reply-To: Bruce Mauser's bboard message of 27-Feb-92 11:24 This isn't really about keyboards, but about solving the tendonitis/CTS problem. I had extreme tendonitis/CTS about a year ago and couldn't type at all for several months. I saw a rather famous doctor in CA who couldn't help me, and my hands didn't improve at all. I got nearly instantaneous relief from a chiropractor (Dr. Alan Berman, 422-7005) who, I guess, reduced the bones in my wrists. He also has some nice easy exercises to keep things from getting bad again. Several of my friends and neighbors have gotten significant relief from this simple process (one was a nurse who had been told that surgery was her best option). Dr. Berman is absolutely worth a try, in my opinion--he has been excellent for me. A wrist pad (Marty's Computer Workshop makes what I think is the best pad; he's in Cambridge, MA, and they sell for about $20) for the keyboard would be also useful, if your family member ends up still using a traditional keyboard. Bruce Return-Path: Darrell_Kindred@GS30.SP.CS.CMU.EDU Received: by fs1.ECE.CMU.EDU (5.54-ECE2/5.17) id AA08140; Thu, 27 Feb 92 12:23:51 EST X-Notice: This is an experimental mail service. There is no assurance of delivery at this address. Questions to gripe@gauss.ece.cmu.edu Received: from gs30.sp.cs.cmu.edu by GS30.SP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa03918; 27 Feb 92 12:23:46 EST To: Bruce Mauser Subject: Re: keyboards Reply-To: dkindred+@A.GP.CS.CMU.EDU Date: Thu, 27 Feb 92 12:23:40 EST Message-Id: <3915.699211420@GS30.SP.CS.CMU.EDU> From: Darrell_Kindred@GS30.SP.CS.CMU.EDU Hi, There's a product called the "WRISTSAVER" which is made by L.B. Innovators, Inc. (2524 Main Street Suite H, Chula Vista, CA 91911-4670, (619)423-6644). It's a wrist support (about 1" high) which sits in front of your keyboard, made of neoprene foam over molded plastic. They also make a mousepad with such a support built in. I got mine from some Macintosh mail-order place. I find it pretty comfortable. You can come by my office (3502 WeH) if you'd like to check it out. - - Darrell Return-Path: vcr@TETON.EDRC.CMU.EDU Received: by fs1.ECE.CMU.EDU (5.54-ECE2/5.17) id AA08436; Thu, 27 Feb 92 13:54:12 EST X-Notice: This is an experimental mail service. There is no assurance of delivery at this address. Questions to gripe@gauss.ece.cmu.edu Message-Id: <9202271854.AA08436@fs1.ECE.CMU.EDU> To: Bruce Mauser Cc: Subject: Re: keyboards Date: Thu, 27 Feb 92 13:53:36 EST From: vcr@TETON.EDRC.CMU.EDU Sender: vcr@TETON.EDRC.CMU.EDU hi, i have enclosed some info. would you please forward any other info. you get ? thanks, ramesh From: "Lee Newman (814) 865-1818" Subject: innovative keyboards To: kpc@ptolemy.arc.nasa.gov, nanovx!msa3b!kevin@gatech.edu, megana@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com, sorehand@vm.ucsf.edu, tower@prep.ai.mit.edu, vcr@cs.cmu.edu X-Organization: Penn State University / University Libraries X-VMS-To: @LML:KEYB Hi all, Sorry it has taken me so long to send you this information -- I've been recovering from a carpal tunnel release. Here's what I have: The Tony keyboard is a split and tilt keyboard currently in preproduction at the Tony corporation in San Francisco. Its unique design allows your hands to be in an anatomically neutral position when you type. For information, call the company at (415) 969-8669. The following information on the DataHand keyboard is taken from "PRODUCTS TO PREVENT CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME." By Jani Farlow Spede, Assistant Editor, Northeast Regional Data Center, University of Florida (jspede@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu or jspede@nervm), with permission. Reprinted from "/Update," Volume 19, Number 11, November 1991. (c) Jani Farlow Spede, November 15, 1991 What's New? Wouldn't it be nice...if someday computers were ergonomically designed so it would safe to just plop them down anywhere? Well, that's exactly what a private corporation in Arizona had in mind when they designed a data entry device which completely replaces the conventional keyboard. This futuristic keyboard is called DataHand(TM), and, essentially, it splits the keyboard into two separate components and wraps the keys around the finger tips. Its objectives are to prevent the possibility of CTS, as well as improve typing speed and accuracy. How Does It Work? As you can see from the picture and Diagram 1 each unit has five modules. With your fingers in the modules, you control the keystrokes by slight finger movements--forward, backward, left, right, and downward. The thumb, since it has a unique flexibility, controls up to seven different functions. According to the company, users familiar with the home row (as opposed to hunt-and-peck) typing will find it easy to learn since the keyboard layout is similar to the conventional keyboard (with the exception of four keys). The company's test subjects claim that because the layout is easy to learn, their typing speed and accuracy improved significantly. A mouse is also integrated into each DataHand(TM) unit. The two units slide on their underlying tablet to control the movement of the cursor. This, in the normal default mode of operation, allows VernierMouse(TM) control. For example, one hand can produce rapid mouse movement while the other hand can produce slow, detailed mouse movement. In an optional mode, things like simultaneous three-dimensional control for 3D, graphic, CAD, and other applications would also be possible. PC, Apple Compatible With DataHand(TM), the user's wrists remain straight, the hands are always in a naturally relaxed position, and the maximum finger travel to reach any key is only a few millimeters; therefore, the device apparently reduces the repetitive nature of typing. Furthermore, it does not require the hands to move during normal keying operations, and the units can be moved to whatever location is most comfortable for the user (like the armrests of a chair). Just when will DataHand(TM) be available? DataHand(TM) developers claim that the new keyboard, which is compatible with any IBM PC, IBM PC clone, or Apple Macintosh without a new keyboard configuration, is scheduled for release sometime in January of 1992. Cost is anticipated at around $1,200. The company is hopeful that the efficiency and accuracy of DataHand(TM) will appeal to many typists, not just to those afflicted with carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis, or any other CTD. Dale Retter, President/CEO of Industrial Innovations, Inc. claims that this is the first keyboard alternative to meaningfully address such issues. "It is possible that our DataHand(TM) data entry device will do to conventional keyboards and mice what the touch-tone phone did to the rotary dial phone and for similar reasons." Note: The published form of this article included a photo of the DataHand( TM). Diagram 1: Illustration of the five keys surrounding each finger module. The following is a contact point if you want more information about DataHand: Industrial Innovations, Inc. c/o Vicki 10789 North 90th St. Scottsdale, AZ 85260-6727 Tel: (602) 860-8584 fax: (602) 860-1351 Return-Path: ef1c+@andrew.cmu.edu Received: by fs1.ECE.CMU.EDU (5.54-ECE2/5.17) id AA08427; Thu, 27 Feb 92 13:51:55 EST X-Notice: This is an experimental mail service. There is no assurance of delivery at this address. Questions to gripe@gauss.ece.cmu.edu Received: by po2.andrew.cmu.edu (5.54/3.15) id for bgm@fs1.ece.cmu.edu; Thu, 27 Feb 92 13:51:49 EST Received: via switchmail; Thu, 27 Feb 1992 13:51:45 -0500 (EST) Received: from proteus.mercury.acs.cmu.edu via qmail ID ; Thu, 27 Feb 1992 13:50:18 -0500 (EST) Received: from proteus.mercury.acs.cmu.edu via qmail ID ; Thu, 27 Feb 1992 13:50:07 -0500 (EST) Received: from Messages.7.15.N.CUILIB.3.45.SNAP.NOT.LINKED.proteus.mercury.acs.cmu.edu.pmax.ul4 via MS.5.6.proteus.mercury.acs.cmu.edu.pmax_ul4; Thu, 27 Feb 1992 13:50:07 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1992 13:50:07 -0500 (EST) From: Esther Filderman To: Bruce Mauser Subject: Re: keyboards In-Reply-To: <1992Feb27.160250.1351@fs7.ece.cmu.edu> References: <1992Feb27.160250.1351@fs7.ece.cmu.edu> Distribution: cmu Hi, I have tendonitis in my wrist from typing and 1st of all yous hould know that it will NOT progress into carpal-tunnel. they are two different things. your family member should have a dr. look at the wrist asap and splint and/or drug as necessary (ibuprofin is about all you need), and have the dr explain the difference between tendonitis and carpal tunnel. It's two different parts of the wrist being affected. Also, I've been told that supportive wrist-pads are best for tendonitis wrists. I'm (hopefully) getting one soon. good luck, e Return-Path: hread@miata.ece.cmu.edu Received: by fs1.ECE.CMU.EDU (5.54-ECE2/5.17) id AA23352; Fri, 28 Feb 92 11:33:06 EST X-Notice: This is an experimental mail service. There is no assurance of delivery at this address. Questions to gripe@gauss.ece.cmu.edu Received: by miata.ece.cmu.edu (5.54-ECE2/5.17) id AA10499; Fri, 28 Feb 92 11:33:04 EST Date: Fri, 28 Feb 92 11:33:04 EST From: Howard C Read Message-Id: <9202281633.AA10499@miata.ece.cmu.edu> To: bgm@fs1.ece.cmu.edu (Bruce Mauser) Cc: Subject: Re: keyboards If you get any info, could you pass it on to me, too? I'm suffering a bit from tendonitis myself. ouch. The initial thing I did was to get a foam-rubber keyboard "pad" ($8.00, computer store) which supports the wrists along the bottom of the keyboard. It definitely helps. More advanced types are also available (One such, is "WRIST RELIEF", by Anacomp Inc. Call Patty stragar, 412 351 701 for details. She's a local distributor/rep.) I've never heard about hinged keyboards. - -howard - --------------------------------- "The BAT is a one-handed keyboard in which letters and numbers are generated by pushing the proper combination of several buttons. It is made for the Macintosh, sells for $495, and is sold by:" Infogrip Inc. 5800 One Perkins Place Suite 5-F, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 tel: (504) 766-8082 - ------------------------------- ------- End of Forwarded Message