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[Alex]

I could, but as always it is easier to ask that the world change rather than me.

Besides, I tried switching to a Dvorak keyboard about a year ago and it was a complete failure. As a person who touch types at about 90 WPM with my eyes closed (I used to have a keyboard where I had removed all of the keys and randomly but them back on just for the fun of it, it never slowed me down) typing is now such a feat of muscle memory that trying to reprogram myself failed miserably.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Alex

Besides, I tried switching to a Dvorak keyboard about a year ago and it was a complete failure. As a person who touch types at about 90 WPM with my eyes closed (I used to have a keyboard where I had removed all of the keys and randomly but them back on just for the fun of it, it never slowed me down) typing is now such a feat of muscle memory that trying to reprogram myself failed miserably.

That, sadly, is the downfall of the Dvorak. It is a proven better layout to increase speed, but getting the American public to change is, well, impossible.

For those who don't know, the QWERTY keyboard was designed specifically to slow down typists. In the early days of mechanical typewriters, they were finding that users would type too fast and keys were frequently getting stuck. The layout not only forced the typist to slow down, but also separated frequently used keys to minimize jams.

Originally Posted by Alex

I could, but as always it is easier to ask that the world change rather than me.

Well, that's a given!

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

For those who don't know, the QWERTY keyboard was designed specifically to slow down typists. In the early days of mechanical typewriters, they were finding that users would type too fast and keys were frequently getting stuck. The layout not only forced the typist to slow down, but also separated frequently used keys to minimize jams.

Well, I don't really need to go any faster. One change from 50 years ago is that I am rarely ever typing a large amount of pre-defined text where absolute maximum speed is advantageous. I can already type about as fast as I think when doing my normal making it up as I go typing tasks.