on 10/23/02 7:29 PM, Brian Warren at stationwagon_at_watchtan.com wrote:
> It's because QWERTY is most familiar. Even people who dont touch type
> are more likely to be faster hunt/peck on a QWERTY rather than
> something less familiar like dvorak or alpha. I touch type, and even
> for something that tiny i'd still rather have QWERTY, rather than
> have to learn a different spatial arrangement of keys, even if it's
> something that is "technically" faster.
Right. Look at how popular Dvorak and FITALY keyboards are--not...
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