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Comparison with Keyclick - Version: 3.8, 7/20/2007 12:09PM PST
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- Comparison with Keyclick
I am a writer and I love it! 



- Version: 3.4, 2/27/2007 07:43AM PST
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Clams McShrewI love this unobtrusive little computer enhancement. It provides useful audible feedback when typing, and it allows users to configure each key to the exact sound of their choosing. You can also adjust the volume of the keyboard w/o effecting the general volume setting of you mac.
As someone who cares very much about writing, I find that hearing keys typed, hearing them the way I want to hear them, is enjoyable and helps me to avoid common errors such as the accidental double typing of keys.
Those who have grown up with junky plastic rectangular typing boxes probably don't appreciate Typewriter Keyboard immediately. If, on the other hand, you first learned to type on a real typewriter, then you know that some advantages are lost with the march of progress. This application bridges the gap, returning to us a few of the niceties and charm inherent in the iconic writing machines of yesteryear.
By the way, if you've never used a mechanical typewriter, or haven't used one in decades, it's a fascinating experience. Remember, those were the machines with which Mark Twain, Hemmingway, Kerouac and 99% of the world's great writers recorded their words. Just try to type on a real typewriter — you'll discover how amazingly strong writer's fingers were back then! Kind of makes you wonder what else has been lost, what else is weaker today.
Ignore the naysayers. Typewriter Keyboard Rocks! 5 Stars.
Price & Performance 



- Version: 3.4, 2/26/2007 02:56AM PST
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chillywilly5280Typewriter Keyboard: €15 (about $18); 8.20% CPU when IDLE!
'nuff said.
(BTW, VT's comment submission sux)
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Delete???? - Version: 3.4, 2/20/2007 08:34PM PST
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iceberg5252iceberg5252@yahoo.com>> I have the imac intel verision 10.4.8<<
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Typewriter Keyboard OS X - Version: 3.4, 2/19/2007 08:10PM PST
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peterpica
Keyclick much cheaper - Version: 3.3, 2/17/2007 05:14PM PST
Steve Frawley
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Way to sluggish and too much CPU - Version: 3.3, 2/17/2007 04:01PM PST
Mark Spurrier
I am a writer and I love it! 



- Version: 3.2, 2/17/2007 11:23AM PST
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Clams McShrewI love this unobtrusive little computer enhancement. It provides useful audible feedback when typing, and it allows users to configure each key to the exact sound of their choosing. You can also adjust the volume of the keyboard w/o effecting the general volume setting of you mac.
As someone who cares very much about writing, I find that hearing keys typed, hearing them the way I want to hear them, is enjoyable and helps me to avoid common errors such as the accidental double typing of keys.
Those who have grown up with junky plastic rectangular typing boxes probably don't appreciate Typewriter Keyboard immediately. If, on the other hand, you first learned to type on a real typewriter, then you know that some advantages are lost with the march of progress. This application bridges the gap, returning to us a few of the niceties and charm inherent in the iconic writing machines of yesteryear.
By the way, if you've never used a mechanical typewriter, or haven't used one in decades, it's a fascinating experience. Remember, those were the machines with which Mark Twain, Hemmingway, Kerouac and 99% of the world's great writers recorded their words. Just try to type on a real typewriter — you'll discover how amazingly strong writer's fingers were back then! Kind of makes you wonder what else has been lost, what else is weaker today.
Ignore the naysayers. Typewriter Keyboard Rocks! 5 Stars.
Starting to think this company should change its name... - Version: 3.0, 1/28/2007 07:46PM PST
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JeffChThis is, seemingly, a re-work of an old classic mac control panel called tappytype (which was FREEWARE):
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macos/8737
TappyType was a funny little app meant for entertainment, nothing more. It boggles the mind to think anyone would actually try to sell something like this.
I've looked at some of their other apps and this seems to fit in with the company's over all philosophy of creating nigh useless software and charging exorbitant prices for it.
See my similar remarks on the following shareware gem from AlphaOmega:
http://versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/13736
NOTE: I have no relationship to the AlphaOmega site or the developer(s). I have not tried any of their software nor do I have any "axe" to grind with them. My opinions are based on my own simple observations, nothing more.
why? - Version: 3.0, 1/27/2007 11:25PM PST
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what the?http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/29329
After reading the posting by chillywilly5280, I tried Keyclick on my MacBook Pro, and can confirm that when idle it uses 0.0 per cent CPU, in use typically 0.1 per cent, and even if you peck away rapidly at your keyboard, CPU use peaks at 0.3 per cent.
There's a 21-day trial period, after which you have to shell out $5.00.