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Keyboards for One Hand?

Posted by Cliff on from the hunt-and-peck-for-cap'n-hook dept.

visibleman asks: "Having recently damaged my right hand to the point where it is unusable for a month and only for light tasks after that I was wondering whether anyone in the community knows of any devices which replace the keyboard but require the use of only one hand. I remember a long time ago seeing in magazines something that had a single button per finger and relied on the user learning key combinations to make up letters but I have not seen this for ages, does anyone know what I am talking about?" Ask Slashdot covered this topic, twice: in this article from 1999 and a followup from 2001. For those readers who find themselves in this same situation, what solutions have you found and what were your experiences, good or bad? Are there any new devices in this vein that deserve mention or are the older solutions still the best?

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  1. Just type slower by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Or jerk off less. Sheesh.

  2. SOMEONE has to say it by xagon7 · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Having recently damaged my right hand to the point where it is unusable for a month"

    this would be HELL on your sex life if it wern't for this saving grace:

    "and only for light tasks"

  3. Slashdot readers should be aware... by ChrisSontagsAnus · · Score: 3, Funny
    That SCO owns contract rights to all major single-hand typing technologies. The relevance of this technology to our operations should be clear when you consider our sexual frustration level and our community standards for decency.

    Our single-hand typing technologies may be licensed at a reasonable rate for Sun and Microsoft users.

  4. Keyboards for One Hand? by Anonvmous+Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I had one but I sold it after moving in with my girlfriend.