This was a personal organiser that was invented in the mid 1980's. It's unique selling point was that it included a device called a microwriter which was essentially a chord based keyboard.
For various reasons the device did not succeed but in my opinion this is a tragedy because once learned the chord keyboard was a tremendously practical and efficient way to input data.
Pros
- You could type with one hand
- For most letters the shape of the chord had a resemblance to the letter shape so it was easier to remember.
Reasons I think it failed.
- It did not get sufficient market share to gain traction
- Once the Agenda failed the Microwriter technology was not licensed cheaply enough. It was possible to buy USB versions of the microwriter keyboard but the price was not competitive (so nobody bought them).
- There were other chord keyboards available.
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