MALTRON
L90 Ergonomic Keyboard
PCD Maltron Ltd., Castlefields, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1BU, UK.
Tel: +44 1785 785529
Fax: ++44 845 230 3266
www.maltron.com
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Special Design Features
L90 French Keyboard (in optional black).
1.
Maltron spaced design principle for the letter/symbol groups (split in
accordance to touch typing conventions) positions the hands apart and reduces
the tendency to “hunch” the shoulders.
2.
Keys arranged for vertical finger movements – no sideways micro movement
between rows improves accuracy and reduces finger work load.
3.
Number pad is located centrally for easy use by either hand.
4.
Large area beneath the two letter groups provide positions for resting the palms
when not typing which helps relax arm and shoulder muscles.
5.
Thumb keys for space, tab, enter, delete and cursor control position thumbs in a
more natural relaxed position.
6.
Individual Cherry MX gold cross-point contact key switches provide in excess
of 10 million operations life expectancy per key.
7.
Two layouts in the keyboard – Azerty or Maltron selected by slide switch.
8.
PC or Apple native key-codes selected by slide switch.
9.
Operating system independent OS and APL (application menu) keys.
10.
Number pad has Apple OS “=” key (maps += key for PCs).
11.
Top row F1 to F12 Function keys positioned to allow easy use.
12.
Function Keys F13 to F15 in Apple mode on number pad.
13.
Dedicated “Mute”, “Volume Up”, “Volume Down” & Apple OS “Eject” keys.
14.
Caps Lock key moved away from Shift key to number pad, prevents accidental
operation when typing.