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Title: Keyboard of a cult - what's the main keyboard of John Wiegley?
Post by: menuhin on Mon, 05 December 2016, 08:31:28

It's kind of a cult of Emacs. Richard Stallman uses HHKB, and that's one reason why I think I definitely need to have a HHKB.

Perhaps it's the last 'break' of Stallman this time.
I wonder what's the main keyboard(s) and keyboard usage habit of the new Emacs maintainer John Wiegley.

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https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2015-11/msg00422.html (https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2015-11/msg00422.html)

Title: Re: Keyboard of a cult - what's the main keyboard of John Wiegley?
Post by: Tactile on Mon, 05 December 2016, 12:31:11

Well, here's Bjarne Stroustrup, the guy who invented C++...

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Title: Re: Keyboard of a cult - what's the main keyboard of John Wiegley?
Post by: menuhin on Mon, 05 December 2016, 12:43:46

Damn... coding C++ in HHKB

Trying to search for an office photo of John McCarthy, probably someone Stallman should respect. I wonder if John McCarthy used one of those odd but cool looking Lisp Machine keyboards.
(http://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/october/images/mccarthy_news.jpg)
No keyboard...

http://xahlee.info/kbd/lisp_keyboards.html (http://xahlee.info/kbd/lisp_keyboards.html)

I missed Round 6 GB on DT... the authentic look of Space-Cadet keyboard caps. (facepalm)

Title: Re: Keyboard of a cult - what's the main keyboard of John Wiegley?
Post by: jwiegley on Sun, 11 December 2016, 14:53:57

Quote from: menuhin on Mon, 05 December 2016, 08:31:28

I wonder what's the main keyboard(s) and keyboard usage habit of the new Emacs maintainer John Wiegley.

Hi, John here.  I use a dasKeyboard 4 pro, blue switches, which I've modified with rubber o-rings to prevent the keys from bottoming out.  Originally I used to use a HHKB, but later upgraded to a das brown, and then to this modded blue, which is my favorite so far.

John

Title: Re: Keyboard of a cult - what's the main keyboard of John Wiegley?
Post by: Tactile on Sun, 11 December 2016, 18:15:30

Upgraded? o.O