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title: "Keyboard Mania"
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published_at: "2024-06-04T10:14:35+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-03-15T19:56:22+00:00"
author: "David Anderson"
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excerpt: "I think that a real, full travel keyboard (KB) is a must for any computer! It was one of the first things I did, back in 1981: put a professional KB on my ZX81. I still have it: it has 10 dedicated keys, i.e. keys that effect functions that would otherwise require the actuation of…"
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doc_author: "Cedric Bastiaans"
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document_date: "1986"
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# Keyboard Mania

I think that a real, full travel keyboard (KB) is a must for any computer! It was one of the first things I did, back in 1981: put a professional KB on my ZX81. I still have it: it has 10 dedicated keys, i.e. keys that effect functions that would otherwise require the actuation of two keys simultaneously.