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This key arrangement was ergonomically designed to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome and other repetitive strain injuries associated with typing for long periods of time. The keyboard uses a fixed-split design, with each half of the alphanumeric section separated, laterally rotated, and tilted upwards and down from the center of the keyboard. The Microswitch division of Honeywell, which was responsible for that company's keyboards and was acquired by Key Tronic in early 1994, is also credited with design input. It was designed for Microsoft by Ziba Design with assistance and manufacturing by Key Tronic.
#Microsoft ergonomic keyboard 4000 function keys windows
The first generation of the Microsoft ergonomic keyboards, named the Natural Keyboard, was released in September 1994, designed for Microsoft Windows 95 and Novell Netware.
^ Separate number pad integrates Clear in place of Num Lock and has additional 3-button row on top: Num Lock, Calculator, and ← Backspace Calculator dublicaded on main unit.^ Adds 16 hot keys =, (, ) and ← Backspace duplicated above numpad.Ins moved to PrtScrn as the secondary function activated by F-Lock ^ Nonstandard 2-column, 3-row layout columns (from left to right) are Home/ Del (double height Del) and End/ PgUp/ PgDn.^ Adds 17 hot keys Ins integrated with Print Screen.