<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 10:26 AM Steve Izma <<a href="mailto:sizma@golden.net">sizma@golden.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 01:22:12AM -0400, Ron Singh wrote:<br>
> Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] Awesome laptop concept<br>
> <br>
> I have pestered these people at least 3 times to find a way to embrace a<br>
> TRACKPOINT-equipped keyboard. No dice, no response.<br>
> My soul dies every day knowing that this is my heir-apparent to<br>
> the classic Thinkpads, but always out of reach, 'cause no<br>
> trackpoint.<br>
> Weep with me.<br>
<br>
Hi Ron,<br>
<br>
I will, indeed. The Framework laptop looks very good in all other<br>
respects, so I'll be keeping an eye on it.<br>
<br>
I've been using the Ultimate Hacking Keyboard for the last year<br>
or so -- it's a split keyboard meant for typing everything<br>
without your fingers leaving the home row (so it has no<br>
out-of-reach function-key row). When I ordered it two years ago I<br>
included the trackpoint option, but that took a long time to<br>
develop and I only received it last week. Scroll down on their<br>
home page: <<a href="https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/</a>>. Obviously it's<br>
a module that will only work on a split keyboard. For this kind<br>
of thing to work for a laptop, I think it would need to be a<br>
tablet-like design with a detachable, split keyboard.<br>
<br>
The UHT keyboard, and all other split keyboards I've seen, are<br>
too bulky and heavy to be conveniently portable, unfortunately.<br>
In all other respects, the UHT is so well built that it will<br>
probably last seven generations.<br>
<br>
-- Steve<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">Steve, howdy. That UHK looks real fine, been thinking of getting me something along those lines as I detest using mice, but don't mind being off the home row.</div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">There is a local boy who does this:</div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default"><a href="https://ergodox-ez.com/">https://ergodox-ez.com/</a></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">His name is Erez Zuckerman, the EZ comes from his initials I suppose.</div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">I don't own his products not have a vested interest in his company, but man, the ideals represented by his keyboards are quite awesome.</div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">Been spreading the word of his products YT content providers for a couple of years now to promote an awesome piece of engineering from a local firm(in Dundas if I recall correctly).</div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">If I ever go back to using a desktop, that MoonLander Mark I is on the menu.</div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">Ron<br></div></div></div>