A keyboard squeeze finds room for mouse
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Datalux's $124.50 Microtype Space-Saver Keyboard is a computer keyboard specifically designed for users who need to maximize the amount of space available on their desktop. It is smaller than the normal 18-inches-wide by 6-inches-deep keyboard, measuring only 11 inches wide and about 6 inches deep. The extra few inches may not sound much, but they can be critical for having enough space to use a mouse properly. The keys on the Microtype are closer together than normal and have been arranged in clusters to preserve valuable space. The keyboard may be a little too small for users who type all day, but for the occasional user, or those that utilize a graphical user interface and mouse, this could prove a valuable tool. Datalux also offers a $1,175 liquid crystal display called the Datalux Model MKL. A $1,750 electroluminescent version is also available. Both displays are 10 inches diagonally.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1991
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Now, repeat after me: the quick brown fox
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Intellitools $39.95 Intellitalk word processing software and $395 compatible keyboard offer speech synthesis with its word processing software. The word processor is familiar, if limited to 30,000-character documents, but offers an optional pictorial interface. Speech synthesis is the chief feature here, and it pronouncing the letters as typed, or words and sentences after typing. The single-character pronunciation capability is adequate, though words and sentences are erratic, and pronunciation can be edited through phonetic spellings. The keyboard is designed as a learning aid and comes with seven overlays for its flat surface; the overlays come as a standard qwerty keyboard. There is one overlay each for IBM and Apple systems, plus alphabetical, numberless-alphabetical, numbers only and control overlays. The overlay used is automatically detected by the system.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1993
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A tiny telephone link to the world
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Practical Peripherals' $159 Practical Pocket Modem PM2400PPM is an easy-to-use miniature modem that offers the full functionality of larger units. The device weighs just three ounces and measures 3 inches by 2.5 inches by 1 inch. It plugs directly into the serial port on the back of most microcomputers, either straight into the 25-pin plug or via a 9-pin adaptor. Setting up the modem is only a matter of plugging a phone line into the modem and the modem into the back of the computer. The Pocket Modem gets its power from the telephone line, so that batteries are not required unless the unit is to be used on an Apple Macintosh. The modem transmits at a satisfactory 2,400 bits per second; however, it has no speaker or external lights to help monitor phone connections.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1991
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