Introduction - Kinesis KB600 User Manual

3. Introduction

The first thing you will notice about the Kinesis® Advantage2™ Contoured™ ergonomic keyboard is its sculpted lines,
designed to conform to the natural postures and shapes of your hands— reducing the physical demands of keyboarding.
The Advantage2 is a sharp departure from the constraints of a traditional, flat keyboard. While the Advantage2 may look
very different, you'll find that making the transition is actually quite easy because of its intuitive form factor, thoughtful key
layout, and its unparalleled electronic configurability.
History of the Kinesis Contoured Family of Keyboards
The first Kinesis Contoured ergonomic keyboard was developed after extensive research in close collaboration with experts
from the fields of medicine, ergonomics, and engineering. Since debuting in 1992 as the first letter-based ergonomic
keyboard in the US, the design is widely recognized as providing the ultimate in keyboarding comfort. The Kinesis contoured
design has long been imitated by other companies who are only interested in paying lip-service to ergonomics, but no
keyboard design goes as far as the Contour to address the major repetitive strain injury ("RSI") risk factors associated with
keyboarding. The Advantage2 keyboard builds on this legacy by adding Kinesis revoluationary new SmartSet™ Onboard
Programming Engine, designed to make the Advantage2 even more powerful and versatile than its predecessors.
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