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Offline H-Man

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I'm cheap. This may not be the best forum for me.
« on: Thu, 14 April 2016, 21:21:17 »
I am just a college student suffering from RSI. Tried to use regular keyboards, rubber dome and mechanical caused me too much grief. After 10 years, I gave up and switched to a PS2 MS ergo that I got at the thrift store for $3. That bought me about a year. I switched to Dvorak (took me 6 weeks to adjust) and that bought me about 2 years. As reports got longer, I observed how I was mistyping things and realized that staggered columns were an issue for me. A bit of searching found me the kinesis and I found one on craigslist for cheap. The rest is history.
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Keyboards:
Kinesis Advantage MPC USB/QD I got for $50 [Main]
Kinesis Classic I got for $50 [Backup]
IBM model M from 1984 that I got for free. [Family gaming box]
Microsoft Ergonomic I spent too much money on. [paper weight]

Offline beehatch

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Re: I'm cheap. This may not be the best forum for me.
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 14 April 2016, 21:40:28 »
Stay, just don't get into artisan keycaps.
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Offline xtrafrood

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Re: I'm cheap. This may not be the best forum for me.
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 15 April 2016, 18:46:07 »
Welcome :D I had a ms ergonomic board years ago that I loved until it stopped registering some of the keys. If Kinesis boards weren't so hulk-like I would seriously consider them
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Offline pr0ximity

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Re: I'm cheap. This may not be the best forum for me.
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 15 April 2016, 19:12:56 »
Always wanted to try a Kinesis, they look awesome. Think I would need one with linears.
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Offline rowdy

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Re: I'm cheap. This may not be the best forum for me.
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 17 April 2016, 05:37:52 »
Welcome to Geekhack!

It's been a long journey for you, but glad you've finally found a solution to your RSI.  Or at least a way to work with it.

There is an ergonomics section, where you're welcome to share your experience.  Perhaps it will help someone else :)
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"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

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Offline izilla

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Re: I'm cheap. This may not be the best forum for me.
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 21 April 2016, 20:49:13 »
Welcome to the forum I do not have RSI but I do get swollen knuckles and tight joints in my hands every now and again (might be RSI I am just in denial). But there are newer solutions besides the kinesis I have used a couple of their early models but not for an extended period of time. I am getting a UHK from Crowd Supply later this year and an Ergodox too because I think the split keyboard is a cool idea. I will report back after some use with my results.
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Offline cozmonort

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Re: I'm cheap. This may not be the best forum for me.
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 22 April 2016, 09:21:18 »
Welcome to GH, just need to exercise considerable restraint... Something I fail at.... *shakes fist at Bro's 420 sale*
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Offline rowdy

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Re: I'm cheap. This may not be the best forum for me.
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 24 April 2016, 02:46:27 »
Quote from: cozmonort on Fri, 22 April 2016, 09:21:18
Welcome to GH, just need to exercise considerable restraint... Something I fail at.... *shakes fist at Bro's 420 sale*

The trick is to only get the keycaps you really want to see on your keyboard.

Just imagine having the keycap on the keyboard in front of you, or a small pile of cash sitting next to the keyboard.  Then ask yourself which you would prefer.
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"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

NEC APC-H4100E | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED red | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED green | Link 900243-08 | CM QFR MX black | KeyCool 87 white MX reds | HHKB 2 Pro | Model M 02-Mar-1993 | Model M 29-Nov-1995 | CM Trigger (broken) | CM QFS MX green | Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Yellow Edition MX black | Lexmark SSK 21-Apr-1994 | IBM SSK 13-Oct-1987 | CODE TKL MX clear | Model M 122 01-Jun-1988

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