On Tue, 2003-06-03 at 13:08, Nori Heikkinen wrote: > <snip> > I would love to see a normal laptop, never in a million years. its form factor doesnt allow it. > but with a keyboard > whose two halves could pop up in the middle, and then rotate inwards > to whatever degree the user wanted, kind of like [1], except built > into a laptop, and without the numerical keypad, obviously. I guess you mean those 'natural' keyboards. > > does such a thing exist? if not, could i build one myself somehow? > how can i get whoever makes laptops to design one? could i patent it? > (heh heh ...) whatever; i just want a laptop that I can type on ... > > any tips would be appreciated. > > </nori> So your only choice would be an external keyboard. Natural? Maybe a wireless keyboard? I recall in college putting the keyboard on my knees most of the time. -K > > [1] http://www.maenad.net/geek/split_keyboard.jpg > > -- > .~. nori @ sccs.swarthmore.edu > /V\ http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/~nori/jnl/ > // \\ @ maenad.net > /( )\ www.maenad.net > ^`~'^ > get my (*new*) key here: > http://www.maenad.net/geek/gpg/7ede5499.asc > (please *remove* old key 11e031f1!) -- Kevin Mark <kmark@pipeline.com>
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