Bagotronix Tech Support wrote:
>
> I have always wondered about those Dvorak keyboards. They are touted as
> more efficient for rapid typing by their advocates. I took two years of
> typing in high school (qwerty keyboards) and I can type fast and accurate
> (usually) on a qwerty keyboard. Have the Dvorak advocates ever actually
> learned to touch-type on a regular qwerty keyboard?
Yes, I've heard of people that switch back and forth, and manage to not
go nuts!
> If so, was the typing
> inherently faster on a Dvorak keyboard, given similar levels of practice on
> each?
Yes, supposedly, they can type faster, for longer, with less hand/arm
fatigue, with the Dvorak.
> I have always though that for those who don't know how to touch-type, the
> best keyboard for them is one with alphabetical order: not qwerty, but
> abcdef... But I have never seen a keyboard like that.
The FAA flicht controller station looks like that (at least the old ones).
Some CNC controls also have alphabetical panels. I don't think people
type many real english words on these, however.
Jon
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