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Hey, I'm wondering if it's possible to use the PCB of one half of a split keyboard, as a one-handed keyboard?

Since the minimum order quantity at PCB fab shops is usually 5, we'd be able to make 2.5 split keyboards (assuming reversible PCB) if nothing goes wrong. I feel kind of bad for that 0.5 of a split keyboard, and I'm wondering if it's possible to simply rewrite/tweak the firmware, so that it can be used as a one-handed keyboard (something like the Eternal Keypad)?

I tried googling, and it appears that someone has asked this before on reddit, but I don't want to give reddit pageviews :|

Thank you for your time :)

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