Phil Kangas wrote:


The qwerty layout was intended to slow down the
fast typists
because the keys would jam up.

Not to slow down the typist, but to help the typewriter keep up with the
fast typists.


And that layout
also aggravates
carpal tunnel syndrome, that's why I switched. The
dvorak
layout is a quantum leap forward in ease of use,
speed
and accuracy.

Carpal tunnel is more about the angle of your wrists than the style of the
keyboard.

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-Mike-