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In article <1990Sep8.174830.12039@nmt.edu> john@nmt.edu (John Shipman) writes:

> My experience indicates that the Dvorak keyboard has two other
> significant advantages besides raw speed.  First, it is less
> fatiguing.  People watching me type have often remarked that
> my fingers barely seem to move; this is probably because 70%
> of Dvorak typing is done on the home row, vs. 32% with QWERTY,
> according to Dvorak's measurements.
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> John Shipman/Zoological Data Processing/Socorro, NM/john@jupiter.nmt.edu
> ``Let's go outside and commiserate with nature.''  --Dave Farber

It sounds from this that the Dvorak keyboard might be better for
typists with Karpal tunnel syndrome and possibly other typing related
repetitive motion injuries.  I have heard that Karpal tunnel syndrome
is particularly aggravated by reaching for the upper row with the
outer two fingers.  If so, then Dvovak could be a real God-send to a
lot of people (including me).  Has anyone out there heard or read
anything about Dvorak and repetitive motion injuries?

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David Sigeti    david@star2.cm.utexas.edu    cmhl265@hermes.chpc.utexas.edu