Tag: keyboard

  • Retro writing 16 – PortaBook

    Over the years, there have been a few portable devices that tried, in a creative way, to overcome the keyboard size limitation. A comfortable keyboard layout just has to be a certain size – anything smaller makes the whole idea of a portable writing device impractical. Here, the iconic IBM ThinkPad with the “butterfly keyboard,”…

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  • Retro writing 15 – Pomera DM250

    …and my current writing setup Just recently, our small son began his kindergarten experience, getting used to it at first, just for two or three hours each morning. This schedule allowed me to go every weekday morning to a cafe nearby and try to focus on writing. Accidentally, this forced schedule also came at a…

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  • Retro writing 11 – Casio HW-300JS

    The device I’m trying to use in this part of this retro writing series of articles is genuinely unique. I knew I had to try it out as soon as I saw it on the Japanese second-hand goods website I usually frequent. A small format, portable, personal word processor with a built-in printer! This should…

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