Re: PC or Mac?

[russotto@grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto)]

In article <290120020833093420%gwestonREMOVE@CAPSattbi.com>,
Greg Weston  <gwestonREMOVE@CAPSattbi.com> wrote:
>
>It's not a myth, just confusion on your part. The GOAL of QWERTY was to
>prevent keyjams. The METHOD chosen to achieve that goal was to slow
>down the typists (thereby reducing the odds that keys would attempt to
>violate physics). Hardly a side-effect.

No, the method was to place frequently-typed combinations far apart
(usually on opposite hands).  Slowing down typists (if indeed it did so)
was a side-effect.
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