Posted by
Chris - Cape Town, South Africa on November 22, 2008:
Have to agree on just about all points raised here - EXCEPT: The QWERTY keyboard may (debatable theory) have been designed to slow down typists, but there ISN'T a "way superior" alternative (I assume you are referring to the so-called Dvorak keyboard) - please see snopes.com for a debunking of that myth.
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Posted by Chris - Cape Town, South Africa on November 22, 2008:
Have to agree on just about all points raised here - EXCEPT: The QWERTY keyboard may (debatable theory) have been designed to slow down typists, but there ISN'T a "way superior" alternative (I assume you are referring to the so-called Dvorak keyboard) - please see snopes.com for a debunking of that myth.
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I don't need to check Snopes: I literally wrote the book on Dvorak. -rc
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