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Subject: Re: handheld chorded keyboard
From: Steve Mann 
To: adam@mudlist.eorbit.net (Adam Wozniak)
Date: 	Tue, 15 Jun 1999 00:26:44 -0400 (EDT)
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good to see another person working on keyboards.

i have quite a few that people sent me
(since many people regard me as inventor of "wearable computer", i get
quite a few keyboards sent to me to test out, etc..).

most of the ones people send me plug into serial port which means big
headache in device drivers, etc., getting them to run on my special
computers that don't always run "normal" operating systems..

yours seems like less headache.

if you can donate one to my project, i'd be very happy to provide you
with extensive feedback on the design, etc..

i realize it's in prototype form, e.g. if you can donate prototype,
such as on breadboard or wirewrap or in whatever form it might be,
my students can work with it some more, and maybe we can come up
with a better design.

i already have one student working on keyboards.

i see your www paper looks quite good; you might also find the following
references of interest:

ieee computer vol 30, no 2, http://wearcam.org/ieeecomputer.htm
proc ieee vol 86, no 11, http://wearcam.org/procieee.htm




> Prof. Mann --
> 
> I'm developing a one handed chorded keyboard for wearable applications,
> and am interested in any feedback and validation you might have on my
> design.
> 
> http://mudlist.eorbit.net/~adam/pickey/index.html
> 
> It is based on a PIC microcontroller, and plugs directly into the PS/2
> keyboard
> and mouse ports, no special drivers are needed.
> 
> Please let me know what you think.
> 
> --Adam