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On Tue, Aug 10, 2004 at 04:22:44PM +0100, Paul Robinson wrote:
> Hi all,
>=20
> My hands/wrists are starting to give out. I'm spending 10+ hours a day at=
 a
> screen having done so now for maybe 15 years, and no matter how many brea=
ks
> I take, the ergonomic setup of my desk, whatever, I'm starting to feel the
> onset of RSI creeping in.
>=20
> So, I want to see what keyboards you guys are using. Is the painful switc=
h=20
> to Dvorak worth it? Have you found a particularly decent keyboard that is=
=20
> incredibly comfortable?
>=20
> I'm currently seriously considering:
>=20
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=3D1&item=3D5113536463&=
ssPageName=3DSTRK:MEWA:IT
>=20
> but $300 is a lot to blow on a keyboard. Even if it does have an emacs mo=
de.=20
> Anybody used these and reccomend them, or condemn them?

My brother (cc'd) has one of these - they're not much more expensive
new.  He seemed happy but I'll let him answer for himself.

Ceri
--=20
It is not tinfoil, it is my new skin.  I am a robot.

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