Re: Chording keyboards

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Greg, I'd be interested in seeing that design.  I'm working on a gumstix
based wearable that fits inside the twiddler case, and I might be able to
reuse some of the design.

Steve

On Dec 14, 2007 6:01 PM, Greg Priest-Dorman <> wrote:

>
> You want a Chorder?
>
> Well, your welcome to use what I use.
>
> I have been using a 7 key chorder for quite some time (1994 I
> think). The one I currently use has been in daily use (with the
> exception of the time I commited to trying a twiddler for a while)
> since April of 1998.
>
> The current software is new.  The chorder comes up as a standard usb
> keyboard so you can plug it into anything that will take a usb
> keyboard and just type.  I did not write the software, the person who
> did is still working on one or two details and of course the docs but
> I can share it with individuals who want to use it at this time.  Once
> it is cleaned up it will be posted publicly.
>
> The software side now resides on a pic.  The circut is *very*
> simple. (Under 20 components with a lot of those being resistors.)
>
> For now ('till it is ready for public release) let me know off list
> and I would be happy to send it out to folks who will actually use it.
>
> Pictures of my chorders are of course at
> http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~priestdo/wearable.pics.html<http://www.cs.vassar.edu/%7Epriestdo/wearable.pics.html>But you don't
> have to make it look like mine, you can put 7 buttons on anything you
> like in whatever arrangement you like.  You can also assign whatever
> chords you like (with some limitations) to what ever keys you like and
> load it into the pic over the usb interface.  It is a nice,
> inexpensive, reliable solution.  I have been using this program daily
> since ISWC this year and frankly, it just works.
>
> 'nuff said
>
> -Greg
>
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Greg, I'd be interested in seeing that design.  I'm working on a gumstix based wearable that fits inside the twiddler case, and I might be able to reuse some of the design. Steve <div class="gmail_quote">
On Dec 14, 2007 6:01 PM, Greg Priest-Dorman <<a href="mailto:"></a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
 You want a Chorder? Well, your welcome to use what I use. I have been using a 7 key chorder for quite some time (1994 I think). The one I currently use has been in daily use (with the exception of the time I commited to trying a twiddler for a while)
 since April of 1998. The current software is new.  The chorder comes up as a standard usb keyboard so you can plug it into anything that will take a usb keyboard and just type.  I did not write the software, the person who
 did is still working on one or two details and of course the docs but I can share it with individuals who want to use it at this time.  Once it is cleaned up it will be posted publicly. The software side now resides on a pic.  The circut is *very*
 simple. (Under 20 components with a lot of those being resistors.) For now ('till it is ready for public release) let me know off list and I would be happy to send it out to folks who will actually use it.
 Pictures of my chorders are of course at <a href="http://www.cs.vassar.edu/%7Epriestdo/wearable.pics.html" target="_blank">http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~priestdo/wearable.pics.html</a> But you don't have to make it look like mine, you can put 7 buttons on anything you
 like in whatever arrangement you like.  You can also assign whatever chords you like (with some limitations) to what ever keys you like and load it into the pic over the usb interface.  It is a nice, inexpensive, reliable solution.  I have been using this program daily
 since ISWC this year and frankly, it just works. 'nuff said -Greg --  Greg Priest-Dorman  <a href="mailto:"></a> 
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