Well, that is the keyboard to which he is referring when he says JCUKEN, he is simply using Latin letters to refer to it. But before Russia moved to the new orthography, the keyboard wasn't much different: it was JIUKEN.
We will need the computers to inject us with nutrients, breath for us, and wash our a$$es. That way we can spend all day taking worthless pictures of ourselves, and watching untalented people win millions on TV
Those are called chord keyboards ... and they're far stranger than anything in this article. I'm surprised they weren't mentioned. Interestingly enough, I once had a colleague who used one; he claimed he could hit 250 wpm with it.
I'm the same way. I'm a loyalist to hardware, not layouts.The easiest keyboard to learn has shown to be the alphabetical keyboard where all the letters are simply arranged A to Z/Ω/Я/etc.
As for the good ol' QWERTY keyboards, I've used them seemingly since the dawn of time (I was six years old). To me, no keyboard will ever feel as good than the old IBM Model F 84-key keyboard from the original IBM PC (it was loud as hell though).
Of course, these days, having only ten function keys isn't enough so my usable favourite is the IBM/Lexmark/Unicomp Model M. That's the keyboard that all current QWERTY keyboards is based on. The tactile feel of the old IBM keyboards is something that no company has ever managed to imitate.
Anyone who has ever used one for any length of time understands exactly what I'm talking about. I got one of those new ones from Unicomp and was overjoyed to discover that it's exactly like the original Model M (right down to the heavy steel frame). Unicomp owns all of the old patents and boy is it a dream to use! To anyone who hasn't used a Model M, if you ever get the chance to try one, DO IT! These things are so durable that their age is measured not in years, but decades.
Linus Sebastian actually did a video on the funniest (and most useless) keyboard that I've ever seen in my life. It's part of a laptop that uses WingDings as its native script. At first I thought that it had to be a joke, but nope, it's all too real:
They were always going to be the next great thing. At the time I kind of liked the idea of being on the train with one hand in your pocket and writing an article. I suppose these days you'd just get arrested
An wiki article said the letters were assigned numerically (a=1, b=2 etc) and you'd use the 5 buttons in binary to create the letters but I thought the buttons were arranged in a pattern and the letters were more intuitive to remember via their patterns. Thing is, there was one "keyboard" that looked like a deep sea creature, perhaps an octopus, perhaps yellow and hand held. I've tried all sorts of searches over the years but to no avail. I can't even remember how far back it was but I'm fairly confident it was at least 20 years ago. There should really be a museum of failed tech - I think it would be quite interesting.
I remember the 122-key keyboard. As a kid I found two heavy IBM terminals that someone threw out. They still turned on so I tinkered with them and the sound of the keys was unique compared to the 84 and 101-key versions. It's very possible that the Unicomp 122 feels stiffer because it's newer. Or it could be that the 122 was just stiffer than the 101 the way that the Model F 84-key was. However, we both know how long these keyboards last and so it's probably just a case of the Unicomp not being broken in nearly as well as the IBM because it's probably at least 20 years newer. Personally, I found that the 101-key keyboards were identical to the IBM model M and it makes sense because they're using the same patents. I didn't choose their "Ultra Classic" because I wanted the REAL look and feel, right down to the weight.
