![]() ![]() A yet smaller population will gravitate towards typist-focused mechanical keyboards, the ones that use Cherry MX-type switches.įor all of the engineering innovation that has infused keyboard technology over the past 150 years (dating back to 1873, when Christopher Latham Sholes invented the QWERTY keyboard, having previously experimented with a number of other layouts), not much design innovation has accompanied it, especially in the last thirty years. Others will think of gaming keyboards that have such features as macro keys and wild RGB backlighting. A few people will think of ergonomic keyboards that adopt strange shapes in the name of comfort. When most people first think of a keyboard, they probably think of the one attached to their laptop, or perhaps the one that came included with their desktop. The Happy Hacking Keyboard Professional 2 (HHKB2) is not a keyboard for most people, but for 1% of people, it is the solution to a problem that most people don’t even know exists. Implied in the term is an excess of effort for the associated reward – if only 1% of people can appreciate what you’ve built, why build it at all? 1% solutions solve a problem that only 1% of the population has. The size and bottom row layout inspired the compact design of the Happy Hacking Keyboard.There’s a term in engineering called a “1% Solution”. The M0110 was introduced with the original Macintosh computer. Apple M0110Īpple Macintosh M0110 ISO layout - click to expand ( source) Note the positioning of the Esc, Ctrl, \ / |, ~ / ` and Del keys, borrowed for the HHKB layout. The Sun Type 3 keyboard was introduced with the Sun 3/80 desktop workstation. The HHKB Professional series also includes volume-control keys, functional when supported by the user's operating system. This includes the F1 - F12 keys, the keys found in the navigational cluster ( Up, Down, Left, Right, Page Up / Page Down, Home / End), Print Screen, Caps Lock, and others. ![]() Given the reduced number of keys, most additional functions are found on the Fn (function) layer, accessed by pressing the Fn key to the right of the Right Shift key.In place of the ANSI backspace, the \ / | key and the ~ / ` keys are located in the upper right-corner.The Del key is located where ANSI keyboards feature the \ / | key, and acts as a 'forward-delete' by default (all HHKB models feature DIP switches that allow the user to change this to a Backspace key).The Ctrl key is located where ANSI keyboards feature the Caps Lock key, similar to the Sun keyboard layout).The Esc key is located where ANSI keyboards feature the ~ / ` key (useful for vi/vim users).Unlike most commonly-available keyboards, the Happy Hacking Keyboard features the following major layout differences: In the above images, functions printed on the 'front' of the keycaps are accessed via a key combination of the Fn key and the corresponding key.įor example, to use the Page Up function, the user would press Fn L. Throughout the history of the HHKB, the ANSI and JIS layouts have not changed between series. The form-factor and layout is inspired by a combination of multiple historical keyboard layouts, including the original Macintosh keyboard and the Sun Type 3 keyboard. ![]()
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