A 42-key Atreus (Atreus42) was my daily driver for 2 years. The TMK firmware supporting 2 different modes of dvorak, I found that it was much more comfortable t

A 42-key Atreus (Atreus42) was my daily driver for 2 years. The TMK firmware supporting 2 different modes of dvorak, I found that it was much more comfortable to use than a normal keyboard. Function, Shift, Control, and Alt keys, all in the center for thumb control, made A LOT of sense, and now I feel like the classic "wide" space bar is a waste of space on contemporary keyboards. Enter and Escape as bottom-most pinky keys was also easy to get used to since there was no outer column to get confused about, as with the 4x12 Planck / Atreus62. The one thing I thought it needed was an easier way to access the Delete, Home, and End keys. Changing the default keymap entailed compromises that I didn't seem like they would be worth it, so now I am looking at the OLKB 48-key Planck keyboard. While I don't think pure "grid" ortholinear is as comfortable as the column-staggered Atreus42, the typing experience is tolerable with sculpted Cherry/OEM/DCS-profile keycaps.