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-- Got my ThumBoard today (http://discussion.visorcentral.com/vcforum/showthread.php?threadid=18644)

Posted by ThirdMan on 10-14-2001 03:21 AM:

ThumBoard is also significantly cheaper than the Stowaway (less than half the cost). They both have their uses... if you have a flat surface to type on, Stowaway is king. If you are cramped for space, thumboard is the one. I am cheap and continually cramped for space, so the choice was logical.

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Posted by PlantATree on 10-14-2001 07:24 PM:

It appears from the pictures I have seen that the Thumboard has number buttons and the SnapNType does not. Is this the case and if so how do you enter numerals with the SnapNType?

Posted by gadgetguru on 10-16-2001 08:26 AM:

You have to use the "symbol" key on the SNT to enter numbers.

Rick

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Posted by Vertigo on 10-19-2001 11:24 AM:

Floppies..... what are they thinking

Posted by Vertigo on 10-19-2001 11:31 AM:

Re: Is this really worth it?

quote:
Originally posted by The Cat
Doesn't the Stowaway fold almost as small and sits on the lap easily enough to use anywhere?

I had one, and no it doesn't.

The Stowaway's R Shift key also bothered the heck out of me.
I wanted something that would let me input data without having to maniacly scribble grafitti, and have almost zero setup time (no clearing a spot to lay it flat, no unfolding, as un-tedious as that may sound). I think I will use this mini keyboard a lot more, since there is no prep time to use it.

Posted by Zip-Zilla on 10-20-2001 06:34 PM:

SnapNType Review out!!!

images from The Gadgeteer!!

There's a review of the SnapNType keyboard for Visor up @ The Gadgeteer

-> http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/snapnt...sor-review.html

You guys might wanna check it out.

Why isn't there any UP and DOWN buttons anyway?????

One con about using such stuff is that NO CASES EVER WILL WORK WITH THE VISOR and THESE ACCESSORIES. This sucks. Beats the point about getting a case and NOT being able to use it... What was Handspring thinking about when they designed the Visor??? Sigh

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Posted by Vertigo on 10-20-2001 09:15 PM:

Uhh, maybe I'm missing something, but there are up/down buttons on the right side of the keyboard..

Posted by ssas on 10-21-2001 05:27 AM:

Looks like SnapOn has no chance against Thumboard. Less then 40 keys is a joke for me. Usually I use PDA for entering phones, addresses, etc and with SnapOn I have to use special key to enter numbers. But the way, with latest 1.1 driver ThumBoard works fine with VisorPhone and shout work with all kind of modems. So the last 'minus' is it doesn't work with Prism. I think they will release special version very soon.

SS.

Posted by Zip-Zilla on 10-21-2001 05:48 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Vertigo
Uhh, maybe I'm missing something, but there are up/down buttons on the right side of the keyboard..

Oops. I didn't see it :P
Anyway, it looks... WIERD... The front of the keyboard is graphite color and the back is ICE color..

The Thumbboard's my choice anyway. Looks classy and have more buttons

But as long as it works with my Deluxe, it's good

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Posted by Vertigo on 10-21-2001 09:06 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by ssas
...the last 'minus' is it doesn't work with Prism. I think they will release special version very soon.

That's a pretty big minus, there are a lot of prism owners out there. I'm still hoping to see a thumb keyboard faceoff on VC soon. :/

Posted by Techie2000 on 10-21-2001 04:18 PM:

Snap On does work with Prism.

Posted by Vertigo on 10-21-2001 10:12 PM:

He was referring to the thumboard.

Posted by PlantATree on 10-22-2001 02:08 AM:

I too am waiting for a full review on these products by VisorCentral. Any word on when we can expect one?

Also, with the SnapNType do you have to push the symbol key each time you want to enter a numeral? That seems like it could be a pain. But, does having fewer (larger) buttons make it easier to use over the Thumboard?

Erik

Posted by mgflorez on 10-22-2001 07:58 PM:

Caps Lock

My ThumBoard has a caps lock button which is useful for some QuickSheet entries. I wonder if SNT has the same for numbers and capital letters.

Posted by Cymbrogi on 10-25-2001 03:04 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by ssas
By the way, with latest 1.1 driver ThumBoard works fine with VisorPhone and should work with all kind of modems. So the last 'minus' is it doesn't work with Prism. I think they will release special version very soon.

Where did you get the 1.1 driver? Seiko's website still has the 1.0 driver that I got on the disk in the package?

And more importantly I guess, does the driver do anything besides fix compatability problems with modems?

Cymbrogi

(Love the Thumboard too - best 40 bucks I've spent on my Visor)

Posted by mgflorez on 10-25-2001 05:33 PM:

ThumBoard v. 1.1

Try here: http://www.seiko-austin.com/cgi-bin...amp;ident=seiko

Posted by ThirdMan on 10-25-2001 05:58 PM:

Re: ThumBoard v. 1.1

quote:
Originally posted by mgflorez
Try here: http://www.seiko-austin.com/cgi-bin...amp;ident=seiko

It looks like that is just v1.0...

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Posted by mgflorez on 10-25-2001 06:46 PM:

Send me an email and I will attach it to the response.
I tried to attach it to this reply, but VC doesn't allow attachments other than .txt and .jpg.
[email protected]

Posted by Anomaly on 10-25-2001 07:52 PM:

Don't know if it does anything new or not, but I downloaded 1.1 last week when I messed up the diskette opening the package.

Like my ThumBoard so far. Taking alot of time to get used to where the various keys are. I keep wanting a shift button on both sides like a PC keyboard. And I wish the Command key were down with the letters instead of the extreme top right with the Buttons.

So far, I've maxed out at about 25 wpm.

Posted by Scalpel on 10-26-2001 12:06 AM:

Does anyone else own the Fellowes Pocket Keyboard? I picked that up last week, and it's very similar to the other two, except that it hangs down below the Visor, and the "keys" are actually just a touch-sensitive surface. I've been thrilled with it, and they have them for all Visors but the Edge, and most Palm Pilots.

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