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From: jharkins@sagpd1.UUCP (Jim Harkins)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Dvorak Keyboard Layout in Unix
Keywords: IBM RT's, DECStations
Message-ID: <674@sagpd1.UUCP>
Date: 20 Mar 90 02:14:00 GMT
References: <9782@wpi.wpi.edu>
Reply-To: jharkins@sagpd1.UUCP (Jim Harkins)
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In article <9782@wpi.wpi.edu> jayvana@wpi.wpi.edu (Jay van Achterberg) writes:
>I type using the Dvorak keyboard layout (as opposed to the QWERTY layout --
>the keys are actually remapped) on my Mac at school. I know that when I go to
>work this summer, I'll be working on unix workstations like IBM RT's.
>
>Does anyone have/know of a unix patch/utility that will let the user type
>using the Dvorak keyboard layout on the existing keyboard?

Way way back, before I knew how to type, I got a program for the TRS-80
that remapped the keyboard to use Dvorak.  I loved it, it made sense.  I learned
to type, I used it constantly.  Then I went to school, where they had Qwerty.
Dang.  So I picked up qwerty.  Well, then I couldn't type under Dvorak any more.
I realized that, while Dvorak was far superior (possible religious war warning)
as long as the rest of the world used qwerty I probably should too.  So
think about it.  If you try to switch daily between the 2 keyboard layouts
you won't be very good at either.  Unless you're either willing to convert
every keyboard you use, or only use 1 keyboard day in and day out, it's not
worth the hassle.

Now, if anyone wants to start a movement we replace qwerty with Dvorak.....


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