RSI-basher?

[Vulpes Velox]

On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 16:22:44 +0100
Paul Robinson <paul at iconoplex.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> My hands/wrists are starting to give out. I'm spending 10+ hours a
> day at a screen having done so now for maybe 15 years, and no matter
> how many breaks I take, the ergonomic setup of my desk, whatever,
> I'm starting to feel the onset of RSI creeping in.
> 
> So, I want to see what keyboards you guys are using. Is the painful
> switch to Dvorak worth it? Have you found a particularly decent
> keyboard that is incredibly comfortable?
> 
> I'm currently seriously considering:
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5113536463&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT
> 
> but $300 is a lot to blow on a keyboard. Even if it does have an
> emacs mode. Anybody used these and reccomend them, or condemn them?
> 
> Any thoughts/comments gratefully received before I get the credit
> card out.

I just use a cheap keyboard.

 My biggest suggestion is not to put the keyboard on your desk. Get a
nice comfy chair and type with the keyboard in your lap.