I’m a touch-typist. My father convinced me to learn how to type. When I was in sixth grade he gave me a typing book and allowed me to use his Underwood typewriter one hour each day. Typing is a skill I recommend to everyone. Now, a good touch-typist needs a comfortable keyboard. Although small, the keyboards of the much lamented Revo and 5mx machines were quite nice. I could touch-type on both. The Revo introduced me to thumb-typing. I was surprised that muscle memory allowed me to touch-type on the keyboard using only my thumbs! The Revo and the 5mx allowed me to work practically anywhere. After years of hard service, my Psions are both dead.
For a while, I had Stowaway folding keyboards for my Pocket PCs. The Stowaway was close to full-length in size and was a technical wonder. I read someplace that one is on display in a museum somewhere.
I stopped using the Stowaway because of lag-time. It is really annoying when what you type takes a second or so to appear on the Pocket PC screen. I’ve had three Pocket PCs and lag-time was present in all three.
These days I carry a Nokia Wireless Keyboard (SU-8W). The keyboard works well with my Nokias. And there is no lag-time. I can comfortably touch-type. And that, I believe, is the most important thing with keyboards. Comfort.
Posted by rvelunta 