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programming and sitting up straight

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From: EWN1
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1992 11:59
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I've been trying (somewhat unsuccessfully) to maintain better posture at
work.  The main problem I seem to be encountering is that if I sit up
straight, if I have to look down at my hands while I'm typing, it hurts
my neck.  I can touch type text, but when I program, I hit function keys
a lot and I have to look down to get those right.  (For what it's worth,
I mainly program on a VAX 4000 workstation, but also sometimes on an IBM
PS/2 Model 55 (using it just as a terminal to a VAX).  VMS is the operating
system.)  I suspect that there isn't any solution to this problem other
than the obvious (learn how to touch type the keypad keys), but I thought
I'd ask anyway -- how do other people deal with postural problems at work?

Thanks in advance.
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 Ellen Newman                     | You can name your own salary here --
 LCS - Library Computing Services | I call mine Fred.
 ewn1@psuvm.psu.edu               |       - taken from a Ziggy cartoon
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Organization: Penn State University
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 07:59:53 EDT
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