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[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

I remember when I was a teenager and those things were all the rage (mid 90s). I wanted one just because they were alternative.

Fast forward a whole bunch of years and I'm pilfering the supply closet at work, and happen to stumble upon a slightly dusty, but functional and genuine OG Microsoft split keyboard. So of course I just had to.

Let's just say that keyboard is back collecting dust in that exact same spot. The ergos of it were okish, like your hand naturally rests like that. But even just that little difference of layout messed my muscle memory up way too much. And you are right, hitting some of the function keys was too alien.