The Reactive Keyboard: a predictive typing aid

1 November 1990

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Computer

Vol. 23 (11) , 41-49
https://doi.org/10.1109/2.60879

Abstract

The Reactive Keyboard, a device that accelerates typewritten communication with a computer system by predicting what the user is going to type next is described. The version described is designed for entering free text and runs on any Apple Macintosh computer with at least 1 MB of memory (though 2 MB is preferred). It makes full use of the Macintosh mouse-and-window environment to give users convenient control over display and acceptance of predictions, and it requires no physical keyboard. The interface increases the speed and ease of communicating with a computer, especially for physically disabled people.

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