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From: aduncan@rhea.trl.oz.au (Allan Duncan)
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Subject: Re: Left Handed programmers (was Sinister Hackers 8-))
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Date: 21 Aug 90 22:38:54 GMT
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Well, I find that the keyboard is not hand sensitive like writing is.  I
happily use my right (non-writing) hand for the mouse which gives me the
option of using a pen at the same time!
As a left hander in a right handed world I find that in other than writing
there are advantages (my left-handedness is not pathological) since I
find that using most tools where gross motor skills only are needed I am
equally at home with either hand (if my right hand gets tired, I can
change the hammer to the left).  Makes using the left side in billiards
easy too!

Big bitch on keyboards:
	Who was the sod who fixed the control key at the left side only?
In the early days of tty's there was one each side, so when the Wordstar
people decided to lay out a sensible mapping for cursor movement the
left hand made the moves whilst the _right_ little finger held down the
control key.  Loss of that right hand key has slowed down touch typists
for a decade and cost multi-millions in lost time.
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