Plum Keyboard
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The PLUM Keyboard is a computer keyboard which varies from the traditional QWERTY keyboard in both physical key layout and letter arrangement. Unlike most modern computer keyboards, the PLUM keyboard organizes keys in a square grid, as opposed to the staggered rows of a typewriter. Like the Dvorak keyboard layout, the organization of letters on the PLUM keyboard was designed to place the most frequently used letters under the fingers of the typist, thus minimizing finger movement. It is debatable whether this actually reduces the chances of getting repetitive strain injury or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, but the general consensus is that while it might prolong it slightly, the QWERTY keyboard might simply aggravate pains without causing the disease, and studies have shown that typists are not any more likely to develop RSI than normal people. Users of PLUM keyboards, however have claimed that after switching keyboard layouts, their pains went away (Computer Power User Magazine review). While there are currently no good studies comparing the efficiency of the PLUM and Dvorak keyboards, the Dvorak keyboard is more mainstream, but the PLUM keyboard has a keyboard layout that many find more memorable, with the rows spelling out the words "PLUM" and "READONTHIS".
The build quality and physical construction have both been criticized as being extremely poor.[1]
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- ^ Plum keyboard review, <http://incise.org/plum-keyboard.html>. Retrieved on 4 June 2008.
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