Tactus Touch Typing Keyboard - Press Kit

Tactus Keyboard automatically teaches touch typing


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	History of the Keyboard From the invention of the typewriter by C. L. Sholes to the computer keyboard; the reasons behind the QWERTY layout and other curiosities. [930 words] 110k Download

	About Typing Notes about writing, from stone chiselling to the mechanical typewriter and typing by touch. [695 words] 92k Download

	Is Touch Typing Impossible to Learn? Most people try to learn to touch type but give up. This article explains the reasons why touch typing is difficult to learn on the computer keyboard. [538 words] 95k Download

	Touch Typing in Elementary Schools Touch typing is an important skill and, as such, is taught in all elementary schools but very few school leavers can type properly and end up using the "hunt and peck" method, which is very difficult to change. [532] words 98k Download

	The Issue of Computer Productivity The fact that many computer users cannot touch type has a dramatic impact on productivity, which has gone virtually unnoticed. Yet, if all computer users in the United States could touch type, the gain in productivity would exceed $6 billion/year for each minute saved. [420] words 115k Download

	The Tactus Keyboard How the Tactus Keyboard works. [618 words] 212k Download