On Wed, Oct 04, 2000 at 10:13:09AM -0500, Brett Randall wrote:
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> point-and-click most WB users like, but I personally like keyboard
> functionality more, even if the standard QWERTY keyboard sucks arse big
> time). Hey that's an idea. Why don't we change the standard Windows client
> to a ported GNUS and change the keyboards to Dvorak's! That should increase
> work efficiency by about 400%!
>
> Oh well, to dream of the future
>
> /BR
Urban legend. There have been studies that show QWERTY isn't all that
bad. _The Economist_ in particular ran a story about a study comparing
Dvorak and QWERTY and found no advantage either way.
The misconception comes from the statement that the keyboard was
designed to slow typists down. Not quite. It was designed to prevent the
hammers from getting tangled up. Doing so doesn't necessarily mean the
typist will be slower.
jon
