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…(Model 100 in 1992) in turn had copied the Maltron [2], designed by Lilian Malt in the 1970's. 1. https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard 2. https://www.maltron.com/maltron-history.html

comment by Findecanor · 2025-01-03 · in Ergo S-1 – An open-source ergonomic wireless keyboard

…Being open-source (parametric SCAD), there are also a bunch of derived designs out there. < https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard > There is a PCB kit for the Dactyl to reduce the amount of handwiring: <…

comment by Findecanor · 2022-10-22 · in Review of the Kinesis Advantage360 Professional

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The Dactyl Keyboard

story by animal_spirits · 2022-10-08 · 3 comments

Very similar vibes to the dactyl, if you're feeling handy and interested in a little DIY... https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard

comment by zeeb · 2021-12-17 · in Kinesis Advantage 360

…that accepts a range of values and then generates a model. Dactyl keyboards work this way https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard

comment by thefunnyman · 2021-08-24 · in Ploopy: open hardware trackballs and mouse

…[7] https://qmk.fm/ [8] https://twitter.com/kinesisergo/status/1397335511694381058 [9] https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard [10] https://github.com/abstracthat/dactyl-manuform [11] https://ohkeycaps.com/products/built-to-order-dactyl-…

comment by least · 2021-07-14 · in ZSA Planck EZ: A Powerful, Backlit, Open-Source, 40% Mechanical Keyboard

…keyboards, most of which require hand-wiring to accommodate for the curved shape of the design: https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard Innovative designers have come up with alternatives that rely of flexible PCBs. The most recent…

comment by 1MachineElf · 2021-05-23 · in Rapid Prototyping with a $100 Inkjet Printer

…shortcuts which are not available on laptop. Meanwhile if you'd pick something like Dactyl https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard , I believe it would be more difficult to jump arround. P.S. After a year my typing speed on split…

comment by Pawka · 2020-09-28 · in Split Keyboard for Professionals

…but well worth it. 1. https://kinesis-ergo.com/shop/advantage2/ 2. https://www.maltron.com/ 3. https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard

comment by moonchild · 2020-08-27 · in Learn Vim (the Smart Way): a book to learn the good parts of Vim

…mean a portable kinesis advantage. There are some other kinesis keyboards which are portable. [0] https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard

comment by yuribro · 2020-06-04 · in Workman Keyboard Layout (2010)

…Manuform. Adding the joysticks shouldn't be as difficult as designing the whole thing from scratch. https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard https://github.com/abstracthat/dactyl-manuform

comment by Symbiote · 2020-02-18 · in Sherbet: An Ergonomic Gaming Keypad

…style ortho board on steroids. I imagine the two would play quite nicely together. [0] https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard

comment by boomskats · 2020-01-01 · in KeyV2: A Parametric Mechanical Keycap Library

…go wild with tye keyboard structure as well. For a while, I've been wanting to try a Dactyl: https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard But I wonder if the space of possibilities contains some wacky hidden gems that we are just missing.

comment by xelxebar · 2019-11-02 · in Halmak – AI designed keyboard layout

…looks equally tempting (but involves a lot of soldering and other work) is the Dactyl keyboard ( https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard ).

comment by Tepix · 2019-10-04 · in Pricing niche products

Dactyl https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard is split and curved. Been thinking about building one, though I'd probably use wood as casing material and I know it will be a lot of work, so it may or may not materialize...

comment by bingerman · 2019-07-15 · in Anatomy of a Mechanical Keyboard (2018)

No touchpad, but: https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard

comment by solatic · 2019-07-14 · in Anatomy of a Mechanical Keyboard (2018)

You might want to check out the dactyl. https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard

comment by pault · 2019-06-06 · in Tokyo mechanical keyboard meetup photos

…clojure generate the curvature and the scads. Pure bliss in terms of human->machine interface. [0] https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard

comment by boomskats · 2019-03-28 · in Atreus Keyboard Build

…with scad-clj. https://github.com/farrellm/scad-clj This is biggest project I know of that uses it: https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk3A41U0iO4

comment by nicwest · 2019-01-02 · in OpenSCAD: Software for creating solid 3D CAD objects

…programming focused layout. For less then 150CAD, it was worth it for it being entirely my own. [1] https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard [2] https://deskthority.net/wiki/Category:List_of_all_keyboard_s... [3]…

comment by SuperPaintMan · 2018-09-26 · in Interview with Eiiti Wada, Creator of the Happy Hacking Keyboard

…helpful. Here are some great open-source designs: https://olkb.com/planck https://www.ergodox.io/ https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard

comment by thomastjeffery · 2018-05-26 · in Stopping the RSI pain that almost destroyed my programming career (2016)

…there are folks out there creating their own curved keyboards. See the following for an example. https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard

comment by verisimilidude · 2016-10-10 · in How I built a keyboard by hand

…For anyone interested, all the source and models for the Dactyl keyboard are available here: https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard There's also a talk I gave a Clojure/conj about it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk3A41U0iO4

comment by Adrock · 2016-10-10 · in How I built a keyboard by hand

You could always 3D print your own one... https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard Bonus points for having used Clojure to design it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk3A41U0iO4

comment by samdoshi · 2016-08-06 · in Kinesis Advantage 2

…motivation for the work I've been doing to make parameterized 3d models for ergonomic keyboards ( https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard ). I definitely experienced some cognitive dissonance watching an 82 year old flying around vim…

comment by Adrock · 2016-02-26 · in Wesley A. Clark, legendary computer engineer, dies at 88