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Re:Archy by mvaliente2001 on Tuesday July 09, 2013 @08:44AM (#6012343)
I used it. It was a very interesting experience, but a little hard to get used to. The position of alt is not comfortable for the quasi-mode required. CAPS is more accessible, but then you can't use your pinkie. Raskin's idea was to use a special keyboard with two spacial keys, LEAP FORWARD and LEAP BACK near SPACE.

It's so sad that the project died. The interface was very promising and I long for that keyboard I never used.

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Re:Archy by TuringTest on Tuesday July 09, 2013 @08:59AM (#6012401)
Even though the project died, the ideas in it have spread. It's a funny exercise for a trained eye to look for ideas originating in The Humane Interface throughout all kind of modern interfaces.

That book has been much more influential than it may seem - all the good interface designers seem to know it or at least follow its principles.

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