This is a copy of an e-mail I sent to John McKown on Tuesday, 10/21/03. Other than a few minor edits in [brackets] and the postscript, only my last name has...
jim_thumb
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Oct 22, 2003 3:11 pm
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And here's a (near) copy of my response ... Jim, Basically I agree with everything you said. A mouse is a poor substitute for a "hot key" except, of course,...
I've been playing, off and on, with a +mouse version of my one-hand keyboard prototype. As described earlier, it's the same old king pin style keyboard with...
... Unfortunately the only way to get one anywhere is to build it yourself. And that might be a little harder in the UK because American parts stores tend to...
Just for the heck of it I've put my alpha-level +mouse source code in the files section of this newsgroup. You can download it if you dare. The code comments...
I guess I have to say a little more about how the mouse works. Assume a unit for the left hand. Let the keys be numbered 5 3 1 4 2 0 where, if you put your...
Well it looks like only members can download files from this newsgroup. Dang. I really don't understand this membership stuff. I've just never been a joiner....
hi, i'm new to the site and looking into building the chordite. couple of questions to start things off: 1. anywhere besides digikey to buy the switches?...
kltemme
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Nov 24, 2003 5:50 pm
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Hi, regarding (1) Switches. You might try the Omron D2F-FL (D-K # SW153-ND). I just bought 24 of them and Digi-key still has 8491 left. They don't have...
For the record, this is how I switch back and forth between a (PS/2-type, not serial) Microsoft Intellimouse with 4-byte packets and a standard PS/2 mouse with...
I've put a file "new_deck.gif" in the files section of this newsgroup. It shows a simple, hopefully doable way to make a kingpin-style prototype much more...
Paperclay (paperclay.com) is like high grade papier-mache. It dries to something like a soft pine or hard balsa --- a solid block of paper. It's a lot...
Hello all, This is my first post, I have read all previous posts and everything on the Chordite website (and much more elsewhere), I have all of the parts per...
Hi Paul. You're most welcome. I hate it when someone asks a simple question in a news group and then gets a bunch of replies with guesses and professions of...
This week it occured to me that having a special chord toggle into and out of mouse mode is probably the wrong way to go, given that I've got all these unused...
I'm writing this with my keyboard+mouse prototype connected to an inexpensive, generic-looking PS/2-to-USB converter plugged into the unused USB port of my...
Evidently Windows NT doesn't do USB except that "Many motherboards support USB mice and keyboards as "legacy USB", which makes the USB device appear to the OS...
Spending a little more time with my new UC 451N converter has revealed a problem with the modifier keys like shift and alt. Namely they often don't take effect...
Well the fast burst isn't the problem. It appears the UC 451 ps2/USB converter generates a clock low on both the mouse and keyboard ps/2 ports about 6 times a...
I think the problem with the PS/2-to-USB adapter is now fixed. New keyboard+mouse code (kbm05) is downloadable from http://chordite.com/kbm05.zip The $F4s the...
Hi John, I'm new to this forum, but the idea of a pocket keyboard has intrigued me already for a long time, and I am delighted by your engagement and...
jpr162004
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Jan 21, 2004 7:49 am
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Hi Peter, You could easily be right about the 3 semi-adjustable sizes times 2 handednesses. There is afterall a pretty big range to be covered between small...
I know, you've pondered the question for years, and here comes a rookie... but maybe a fresh view might help... The problem with the existing prototypes is...
jpr162004
jpr162004@...
Jan 22, 2004 8:49 am
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There's much to what you say Peter. I haven't gotten very far toward making these prototypes look like a manufactured product. They're really only suitable...
And again, I'm sure you've thought about all possibilities much more than I did, but here my ideas: Conceiving a portable keyboard and nevertheless being...
jpr162004
jpr162004@...
Jan 26, 2004 12:13 pm
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I have mixed feelings about Bluetooth, etc. One definitely wants the convenience of a wireless link: no tangled cords, no broken connectors. On the other...
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