From: thinman@netcom.com (Technically Sweet)
Subject: Re: APPS: VR word proccesing?
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 19:35:15 GMT
Organization: International Foundation for Internal Freedom



AKOSSOWSKY@TURBO.kean.edu (Andy Kossowsky) writes:

>Has anyone heard of a VR app that creates a virtual keyboard,
>and lets you accuratly type?

SUN's 3470 terminal emulator for NeWS included a full keyboard on the
screen; this was good because 3470 has lots of weird keys and
sometimes it's just a major pain to look up on a cheat sheet what key
combination on your terminal makes a "Send Page" or whatnot.

How you do this in VR, I don't know.  Here are two possibilities for
an encumbered-style keyboard:

	1) Casio MIDI saxophone.  These things were consumer
	toys, little electronic saxes.  I've got mine running
	as a computer keyboard and plan to switch over in an
	attempt to deal with tendonitis.

	2) Strap a 5-key chord keyboard to your left thigh.


Lance Norskog

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