Welcome to the typing injury/keyboard alternative/etc. archive.
Send questions to Dan Wallach <dwallach@soda.berkeley.edu>

Informative files:
    typing-injury-faq/
        general           -- information about typing injuries
        keyboards         -- products to replace your keyboard
        software          -- software to watch your keyboard usage
	furniture	  -- details about various desks, chairs, etc.	    ||
	changes		  -- changes since last month's edition

    amt.advice		  -- about Adverse Mechanical Tension
    caringforwrists.sit.hqx -- PageMaker4 document about your wrists
    caringforwrists.ps	  -- PostScript converted version of above...
    carpal.info           -- info on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
    carpal.explained	  -- very detailed information about CTS
    carpal.surgery	  -- JAMA article on CTS surgery
    carpal.tidbits	  -- TidBITS article on CTS
    keyboard-commentary   -- Dan's opinions on the keyboard replacements
    pointing-devices	  -- advice if pointing devices are your problem
			     (new edition, just released)
    rsi.biblio		  -- bibliography of RSI-related publications

    rsi-network/*         -- archive of the RSI Network newsletter
			     (currently, containing issues 1 through 11)
    
    rsi.details		  -- long detailed information about RSI
    rsi.physical	  -- study showing RSI isn't just psychological
    tendonitis.info       -- info on Tendonitis

    Various product literature and reviews:

    apple-press		  -- press release on the Apple Adjustable Keyboard
    apple-tidbits	  -- extensive info about Apple's Adjustable Keybd
    bat-info		  -- MacWeek review on the Bat
    comfort-*		  -- marketing info on the Comfort Keyboard
    datahand-review	  -- detailed opinions of the DataHand
    datahand-review2	  -- follow-up to above
    datahand-desc	  -- description of the DataHand's appearance
    kinesis-review	  -- one user's personal opinions
    kurzweil-review	  -- info about the Kurzweil voice recognizer
    maltron-*		  -- marketing info on various Maltron products
    maltron-review	  -- one user's personal opinions
    vertical-info	  -- marketing info on the Vertical (new!)

Programs:
    (With the exception of accpak.exe, everything here is distributed as
     source to be compiled with a Unix system.  Some programs take advantage
     of the X window system, also.)

    hsh.shar		  -- a program for one-handed usage of normal keyboards
    typewatch.shar	  -- tells you when to take a break
    xdvorak.c		  -- turns your QWERTY keyboard into Dvorak
    xidle.shar		  -- keeps track of how long you've been typing
    rest-reminder.sh      -- yet another idle watcher
    kt15.tar  		  -- generates fake X keyboard events from the
			     serial port -- use a PC keyboard on anything!
    serkey.sh		  -- like kt, generates fake X key events, but from ||
			     a raw PC keyboard via the serial port	    ||
    accpak.exe		  -- a serial port keyboard spoofer for MS Windows

    (Note: a2x.tar and rk.tar are both from export.lcs.mit.edu:contrib/
     so they may have a more current version than soda.)

    a2x.tar  		  -- a more sophisticated X keyboard/mouse spoofing
			     program.  Supports DragonDictate.
    a2x-RawPC-1.0.tar	  -- a hacked version of a2x that can take input    ||
			     directly from PC keyboards via the serial port ||
			     and an adaptor.				    ||
    rk.tar  		  -- the reactive keyboard -- predicts what you'll
			     type next -- saves typing

Pictures (in the gifs subdirectory):
    howtosit.gif	  -- picture of good sitting posture
			     (the caringforwrists document is better for this)

    (NOTE: I threw out the old accukey pictures -- these are much better)

    1handpic.gif	  -- keymappings for the Half-QWERTY		    ||
    accukey1.gif	  -- beautiful grey-scale picture
    accukey2.gif	  -- chord-mappings for the accukey
    apple.gif		  -- the Apple Adjustable Keyboard
    bat.gif               -- the InfoGrip Bat
    comfort.gif           -- the Health Care Comfort Keyboard
    datahand1.gif	  -- fuzzy picture
    datahand2.gif	  -- key layout schematic
    datahand3.gif	  -- a much better picture of the datahand
    flexpro.gif		  -- the Key Tronic FlexPro keyboard
    kinesis1.gif          -- the Kinesis Ergonomic Keyboard
    kinesis2.gif	  -- multiple views of the Kinesis
    maltron[1-4].gif      -- several pictures of Maltron products
    mikey1.gif            -- the MIKey
    mikey2.gif            -- Schematic Picture of the MIKey
    tony.gif		  -- The Tony! Ergonomic Keysystem
    twiddler1.gif	  -- "front" view
    twiddler2.gif	  -- "side" view
    vertical.gif	  -- the Vertical keyboard
    wave.gif		  -- the Iocomm `Wave' keyboard

Many files are compressed (have a .Z ending).  If you can't uncompress a file
locally, soda will do it.  Just ask for the file, without the .Z extension.