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Offline knightjp

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What keyboard & keyboard layout does ESR use?
« on: Fri, 04 May 2018, 17:09:34 »
It is quite interesting that we talk about Steve Wozniak, Matt Mullenweg using Dvorak. What about Eric S Raymond? We use his code every day so that makes me wonder what keyboard layout he uses on his computer and what his preferred keyboard?
Does he like CherryMX switches or does he prefer to use an old Model M?

Offline algernon

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Re: What keyboard & keyboard layout does ESR use?
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 04 May 2018, 17:49:20 »
Judging by the Tactile Keyboards community on G+, he's a Model M fan. Probably QWERTY.

Offline davkol

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Re: What keyboard & keyboard layout does ESR use?
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 04 May 2018, 17:51:24 »
Unicomp and a Logitech trackball. He's registered here on GH.

Offline Kevadu

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Re: What keyboard & keyboard layout does ESR use?
« Reply #3 on: Sat, 05 May 2018, 02:01:08 »
What about Eric S Raymond? We use his code every day so that makes me wonder what keyboard layout he uses on his computer and what his preferred keyboard?

We do?  What did ESR ever write besides fetchmail, which I don't think anyone actually uses anymore...

Offline Findecanor

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Re: What keyboard & keyboard layout does ESR use?
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 05 May 2018, 04:10:07 »
Judging by the Tactile Keyboards community on G+, he's a Model M fan. Probably QWERTY.
ESR founded the G+ group.

More stuff, easily found in a duckduckgo search:
Tactile Keyboard FAQ by ESR.
Keyboards are not a detail! ranting about when he registered here on Geekhack.  :))
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