/tags/chording/ Recent bookmarks tagged #chording Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:24:54 +0000 https://www.righto.com/2025/03/mother-of-all-demos-usb-keyset-interface.html Engelbart's demo also featured an input device known as the keyset, but unlike his other innovations, the keyset failed to catch on. The 5-finger keyset lets you type without moving your hand, entering characters by pressing multiple keys simultaneously as a chord. Christina Englebart, his daughter, loaned one of Engelbart's keysets to me. I constructed an interface to connect the keyset to USB, so that it can be used with a modern computer. The video below shows me typing with the keyset, using the mouse buttons to select upper case and special characters.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #chording #engelbart #hacks #hardware #usb</p> Sun, 23 Mar 2025 19:36:27 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:29607 chording engelbart hacks hardware usb http://labs.teague.com/?p=1451 As designers, we all know that on-screen soft keyboards are cumbersome and rather slow to use due to their lack of physical texture and haptic feedback. And with the continual rise of touch screens on phones, tablets, and laptops, we got excited about giving the chorded keyboard another chance!<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #chording #engelbart #javascript #keyboards #ui</p> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:22:56 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:20659 chording engelbart javascript keyboards ui