Re: Silly-question

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IL>hinchlif@csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au (Peter Hinchliffe) writes:
IL>Actually, I'm really glad that Apple put that keyboard switch on the IIc.
IL>When I first started using a IIc, I was curious about this switch and what
IL>it did.  That curiosity led me to find out more about the Dvorak layout.
IL>designed to slow down the typist?  It intentionally used the most awkward,
IL>reachey key positions so that the typist would be prevented from going so
IL>fast that they jammed up the manual typewriters used at the time.
IA>Instead, the Dvorak layout has 70% of your key usage in the home row.
IL>After I switched, my speed went up almost immediately, and the incipient
IL>pain in my wrist went away.  If anybody is interested in more info about
IL>Dvorak, email me.

Glenn
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