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Re: PicKey, apologies, and introducing YACK

I am anxiously waiting to hear more about YACK

  any news?

In message <> Josh Weaver <> writes:
> 
>  The PicKey project is very cool, I looked at it a few months
> ago when the wearables group here was looking into input devices.
> Basically, it's in PIC assembly, and sends both PS/2 mouse and keyboard
> codes to the computer. No driver, just plug it into those ports
> and you are all set. It doesn't use a touchPoint or other mouse device,
> just certain chords move the mouse around your screen. 
> 
>  Apologies to all, I've been working on the YACK 
> (Yet Another Chording Keyboard) for the past few months and
> have been to lame to make a homepage for it. I'm fixing
> that ASAP, and looking into code release agreements since
> I did this as a final project for a design class last term. 
> 
> 
>  YACK is designed to be an open tool kit for creating a chorded
> keyboard. I've written PS/2 utility code in C for Microchip's line of
> PICs, as well as the code to run a full chording keyboard. It stores
> the chord-map on the device, so you only need to plug it in and
> start typing. Lots of other neat and nifty features, but let me
> make a quick page for it over the next few days.  Oh, I should add
> that this isn't just code and design -- I actually have two of
> these built and in use ;-)
> 
> Questions...
>  Honestly, I think most will be answered once I remember HTML
> and make this page. If it's not up by next Wed, please feel
> free to flame me to your heart's content ;-)
> 
> Josh Weaver
> MIT Wearable Computing Project
> 
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