Re: [NTLK] [OT] Speech Recognition & wrist stress

From: Andre Lipinski <frotz_at_sympatico.ca>
Date: Thu May 21 2009 - 14:23:43 EDT

Andrei,

Are you still programming on the Mac? I'm interested in finding folks
writing S/W for embedded systems on the Mac esp. 68K/Coldfire stuff.

Best,
Andre.

On 21-May-09, at 1:26 PM, Andrei Chichak wrote:

> Many moons ago I started to get tingly little fingers (as opposed to
> Stiff Little Fingers, but that's a different OT). I was typing
> everyday for about 8 hours a day, that's how it is with programming.
>
> Then I started programming on the Newton and the tingling went away.
>
> Okay, it wasn't as simple as that. To program the Newton, back in the
> beginning, you needed a Mac. I managed to snag a Quadra 840AV with a
> 19" Trinitron monitor and an Apple Adjustable keyboard. I was pretty
> skeptical to begin with, but when my fingers stopped tingling, my
> eyesight cleared up, and I saw how much better System 7 was than
> windows 3.1, I was hooked.
>
> Software development is my career, my eyes and hands are my tools. I
> have yet to have an employer who would provide me with a good keyboard
> or monitor, so I bring my own. Employers are happy to replace the
> "box", but a $19 keyboard and shite monitor should be good enough for
> anybody.
>
> I now use a Microsoft Natural keyboard which takes about 2 seconds to
> learn and it keeps you from bad habits like hitting F with your right
> hand. And like a DVORAK keyboard, nobody borrows your computer.
>
> A
>
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