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Originally Posted by maddz
[...] I don't touch type and can't use split or chordal keyboards.[...]
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I find this slightly strange. If you don't touch type then there would seem to be no reason why your hands should be kept in any fixed position (the usual cause of RSI); indeed, your ATech natural-A keyboard) should see pretty much the same difficulties as the more usual natural layout keyboard (except perhaps the slanting on either side) or a completely standard keyboard - when it comes to hunt-and-peck typing.
Putting aside what I do not understand, a truly split keyboard like
Kinesis Freestyle could simulate what you had because it can be flat or tilted in various ways. (I linked to the Bluetooth Mac version, but they have several variations available.)
I used a Kinesis Freestyle for a few years and found it very good - but at that time they had no wireless versions so I ended up changing over to an MS Sculpt keyboard. I had trouble getting Kinesis in Australia (for a sane price) and purchased mine from the US via
The Human Solution.
One of the annoying things about a fully split keyboard is having two pieces to move when you want to move your keyboard. But one of the advantages is that you can continually adjust the layout, and such avoidance of a fixed position can be a good thing for RSI. (Somewhere I actually saw a keyboard with built-in motors that constantly changed its positioning ... curious but it did not appeal.)
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Originally Posted by maddz
[...] My main problem at home was getting a desk deep enough to rest my forearms on the desk to type.
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Who recommended this to you? It seems contrary to everything I've ever read about ergonomically correct keyboard use. (Whenever I've been forced to type with my forearms resting on a surface I find it a great strain on my wrists and I get tired and sore very quickly.) If your problem is so bad now that you must constantly rest your forearms, then it seems you really should be trying to find a voice recognition solution.