by Derek—2005.05.22 @ 1932
Perfect for a keyboarding class?
Das Keyboard is an enhanced 104-key USB PC keyboard equiped with 100% blank keys mounted on precision and individually weighted key switches
"100% Blank Keys." The idea, at first, was strange--almost just a faux marketing ploy, but on closer inspection, it seems quite intriguing. Consider the piano: no markings. In fact, new piano players often play with the keys marked, but in order to help them master the position of the keys, the markings are removed.
Why not with the computer keyboard?
I am constantly amazed to see adults typing with two fingers--slowly pecking their way through a memo. They use the key labels as a crutch to find the letters, never learning to use full keyboard. This seems like a perfect solution to the two-finger-typing problem. In fact, introduce this keyboard into middle and high-school typing programs.
Which leads me to...
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