LEXMARK'S ADJUSTABLE SELECT-EASE KEYBOARD NOW FEATURES DETACHABLE 17-KEY NUMERIC PAD.GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 1995--Lexmark International, Inc., one of the world's leading keyboard developers and manufacturers, today announced a detachable de·tach tr.v. de·tached, de·tach·ing, de·tach·es 1. To separate or unfasten; disconnect: detach a check from the checkbook; detach burs from one's coat. 2. 17-key numeric pad as a standard feature on the innovative Lexmark Select-Ease adjustable keyboard. The new detached numeric pad is designed to ease numeric data Refers to quantities and money amounts used in calculations. Contrast with string or character data. entry with flexibility and adjustability to meet the user's particular comfort needs. The numeric pad, with its 21-inch cable, can be placed on either the left or right side, whichever is most comfortable for the user. Its legs can be adjusted to allow it to slope and tilt. The addition makes the award-winning Select-Ease an even more versatile keyboard. The Select-Ease is a full-function, standard QWERTY keyboard The standard English language typewriter keyboard. Q, W, E, R, T and Y are the letters on the top left, alphabetic row. Designed by Christopher Sholes, who invented the typewriter, the keyboard layout was organized to prevent people from typing too fast and jamming the keys. that splits into left and right halves, allowing the user to adjust the height and angle of either side and even separate the two sides if desired. Lexmark's new Select-Ease model with the numeric keypad A four-row keyboard of digits used on calculators, computer keyboards and telephones. See keypad. (hardware) numeric keypad - A standard feature of PC keyboards, consisting of a rectangular array of 17 extra keys at the right-hand end: 0-9, ., Num Lock, /, *, -, + and Enter. has a suggested retail price of $179 -- the same price of the original keyboard it replaces -- and is available through Lexmark authorized dealers and the Lexmark direct market hotline. To upgrade existing Select-Ease models, the numeric keyboard can be ordered separately from the hotline through June 1, 1995, at a cost of $25. Unique Select-Ease Features Lexmark's Select-Ease keyboard, announced in May 1994, includes an inverted-T cursor key arrangement on each half to accommodate both left- and right-handed typists, and 12 function keys. A knob located in the middle permits the user to easily set the preferred position when the keyboard halves are attached together. When the keyboard halves are separated and moved apart, adjustable legs can be lowered to provide support in various positions. Other comfort features include a low-stepped profile and the Erase-Eaze feature that allows the user to re-program either of the two spacebars to be a backspace (1) To move the screen cursor one column to the left, deleting the character that was in that position. A backspace to the printer moves the print head one column to the left. (2) To move to the previous block on a magnetic tape. key. This allows typists to backspace and correct errors without ever lifting the hands from the home row position. The Select-Ease features Lexmark's patented buckling spring A buckling spring is a type of keyswitch mechanism, popularized by IBM's keyboards for the PC, PC/AT, 5250 / 3270 terminals, and other keyboards, the most popular of these being the Model M. It is described in U.S. technology and is designed for use with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) PS/1, PS/2 or AT computers and IBM-compatible systems. In January, Home Office Computing honored the Select-Ease with its "Editor's Pick" award, calling it "the most ergonomically correct keyboard made to date." End users can call (800) 438-2468 to order or request product literature. Lexmark will also sell the keyboard through the original equipment manufacturer (OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and ) channel. Lexmark International, a former IBM division, is an independent worldwide company that also develops, manufactures and markets network and personal printers, typewriters, and information processing information processing: see data processing. information processing Acquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and dissemination of information. Today the term usually refers to computer-based operations. supplies. -0- Note: Lexmark is a trademark of Lexmark International, Inc. IBM and PS/1 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Erase-Eaze is a trademark of Keyboard Advancements, Inc. CONTACT: Lexmark International Inc. Ken Bissell, 606/232-3035 |
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