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Article #2961Re: Dvorak keys vs. QWERT
From: John Boteler
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 1990 20:10
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 1990 20:10
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From article <1990Sep7.055025.16732@nmt.edu>, by john@nmt.edu (John Shipman):
> Wes Hardaker (hardaker@iris.UCDavis.EDU) writes:
> +--
> | Does anyone know both keyboards, and do you have a problem
> | getting confused?
>
> I converted my personal equipment to the Dvorak Simplified
> Keyboard, but of course I often have to use QWERTY. It
> doesn't bother me for long, as the feel of the keyboard
> tends to serve as a cue to tell me which layout to use.
I am curious as to why the discussion refers to keyboards as physical
entities, rather than the layout as interpreted by the computer
systems.
I have never purchased a Dvorak keyboard, yet I have been using the
layout for over 5 years. Works great, less typing!
Under DOS, I use SuperKey to remap the keyboard. Under Xenix, I use
the 'mapkey' utility for remapping the console keyboard layout.
A bit easier and quicker to implement, not to mention much cheaper!
I switch readily, albeit grudgingly, to QWERTY when forced to by
backward computers :? Think of the analogy to standard vs automatic
transmissions in cars.
--
John Boteler bote@csense.uucp {uunet | ka3ovk}!media!csense!bote
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