 | Nov 9 2009 |
THUS.SPAKE.Z Yep, Typewriter Keyboard is 15Euros....that's 22 Dollars and change US, currently. Absurdly overpriced. A far more reasonably priced alternative is 'Keyclick'; it's five dollars now. All Alpha Omega's software are 15 Euros including a Startup Chime Stopper when there are 'Startup Sound.Pref Pane' and 'Psst', both FREE...FREE...FREE. And they work just fine.
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| Nov 9 2009 |
I neglected to mention that the company Alpha Omega Software SUCKETH, as most in the know are well aware of. Just check the software reviews and comments here at MacUpdate about Alpha Omega.
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| Aug 22 2007 |
PLASTERPYRUS I gave this thing a try and I said its OK, even kind of fun for awhile. Then it started to anoy me after awhile, so I turned it off and kinda forgot about it. Well I recently came across it again and I said to myself I'll give it a whirl, so I went to the developers sight to see how much it cost. Well this guy must be kidding! 20.00 dollars for this, sheez louis! Made me think how much I appreciate developers that give their time and know how, to give us (the mac community ) those real gems for free ( or donnations )!
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| May 30 2007 |
PALADINO Yeah, 15(about $20, currently) for this is HORRIBLY overpriced(I think ALL this developer's software is horribly overpriced).....but "Keyclick" works beautifully and is only $2.50.
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| Feb 26 2007 |
PENGUIRL Keyclick: $2.50; 0.30% CPU while in use. Typewriter Keyboard: 15 (about $18); 8.20% CPU when IDLE! 'nuff said.
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| Feb 20 2007 |
HENRIKTEKNIK Also check Keyclick: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/24053 Keyclick does the same, except for letting you choose custom sounds from the interface (although you can do it manually via 'Show Package Contents' in Keyclick's prefpane and replacing the sounds within). 15 euros for Typewriter Keyboard... ...$2.50 for Keyclick (that'd be approx. 1.90 euro) The rest is your choice.
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 | Feb 15 2007 |
ORION MK. V Works well, but too pricey for a one trick pony. About $10 is fair for something like this.
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| Jan 24 2007 |
10CH I downloaded this program and then saw in the comments that Mac has a similar option pre-installed by turning on certain things in the Sound/Universal Access system preferences. I decided to try this program anyway, after using the Apple solution for a day. Typewriter Keyboard is remarkably better... first because you don't have to live with a slow keystroke repeat, which honestly drove me crazy. And second because you can turn off sounds for certain keys (like shift, command, ctrl, option, esc...) and you can play different sounds for different keys (like delete, space, enter). It really is a completely different kind of solution than the Apple one (and much preferred if you ask me). So, since it's free to tryout, I would definitely give both solutions a go. You might be annoyed by typing sounds on a keyboard and it's not worth the $15 bucks (honestly I'm not sure after only two days if I'll purchase the program), but to say you get the same experience from both solutions is a falsity.
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| Dec 12 2004 |
ANONYMOUS I have been searching for an app like this for a year or more. Aural feedback when a key makes contact allows me to type faster. Unfortunately, the one that comes with the Mac OS slows everything down and is not practical for speed typing. TK 2.7 has its own problems. First, although you can change the sounds for each key, there appears to be no way to SAVE the sound key mappings so that they autoload next time you start the programs. Second, I agree that $15 is absurd. There are a bazillion tiny interface improvements, such as this one, and at $15 each we will soon spend double the cost of the OS. My solution? Spend $80 for a keyboard with both tactile and aural feedback. We'll see how it works.
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| Oct 20 2004 |
SOFAMYSTIC the typewriter sound as you press keys is built into panther. got his hint from macosxhints and it works great... "In System Preferences, click Sound and turn on "Play user interface sound effects." Then switch to the Universal Access pane. In the Keyboard tab, turn on Slow Keys, and move its Acceptance delay slider all the way to the right (Short). Confirm that "Use key click sounds" is turned on. Click Show All to activate the changes. Now start typing and enjoy this sonic blast from the past. (Much to your chagrin, there's enough of a delay to drive you crazy, if you're a reasonably fast typist.)"- from mac osxhints website.
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| Jul 8 2004 |
LETTERPRESS LOUIE Built on the back of the famous TappyType. Slicker interface. But unlike TT - which was freeware - you can't apply TK to certain applications only without repeatedly opening and closing it. Seems to me that this is overpriced. Nice icon, though.
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| Oct 10 2004 |
ANONYMOUS The icon was stolen
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| Jun 23 2004 |
SCOTT DUTTON While it may or may not be a bit overpriced, it was worth it to me, and I gladly paid the fee. I don't miss the mechanical issues of a typewriter, but the sounds are part of the writing process for me and it's great to hear the clack and ding once again. It's perfect on my iBook. Thanks for the fun.
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| Jun 23 2004 |
ANONYMOUS ridiculous and ridiculous price
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| Jun 14 2004 |
BANDAR RAFFA yes, i have it active via the universal access pane.. i hear the sounds as i am typing this ... it is cool .. this software is a waste of money... just do it as the previous post said .... it works fine and it is built-in ... :) some developers just do not think ..... !! strange ...
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| Jun 15 2004 |
JIMW I agree. Actually I might nominate this product for the perversiontracker pick of the week (www.perversiontracker.com). In fact I may suggest to perversiontracker that they establish a "Lifetime Achievement" award and nominate Alpha Omega as its first recipient, given some of the other "diamonds" they have released and had the audacity to charge for.
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| Jul 26 2004 |
WEASEL Pay for it???
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| Jun 14 2004 |
BOB WEINER does what it says it will do, and does it well. An excellent program -- though I do wish the shareware price was a little less expensive (I can pay $5 for this, but $15 is a bit too much.)
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| May 9 2004 |
ANONYMOUS Suche Typewriter Keyboard Programm für mac os 9.1 | |
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| Mar 1 2004 |
ANONYMOUS Maybe cybergobber should actually try it before commenting? I rather like this and it actually increases my typing speed quite dramatically - go on, give it a go.
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| Jun 23 2004 |
ANONYMOUS Umm... how is something that's only supposed to play a sound on keypresses going to dramatically increase your typing speed?
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| Jun 11 2003 |
CYBERGOOBER Um, can't the same thing be done in the Universal Access System Preference pane? On the Keyboard tab, there's a thing called Slow Keys with an option to use click key sounds. If you set the acceptance delay to short, and key repeat and repeat delay (in Keyboard Sys Prefs) to fast/short respectively, it kind of sounds like a typewriter typing. Granted I haven't downloaded this yet, but it seems unnecessary as a similar feature is part of the OS.
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| Jul 25 2004 |
ANONYMOUS Thanks for telling me about the slow keys! i didn't know that the os already had a feature like this :)
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