Xref: utzoo comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:1606 comp.misc:10090 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!emx.utexas.edu!star2.cm.utexas.edu!david From: david@star2.cm.utexas.edu (David Sigeti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.misc Subject: Re: Dvorak keys vs. QWERT Message-ID: Date: 9 Sep 90 01:57:07 GMT References: <7657@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> <1990Sep7.055025.16732@nmt.edu> <1990Sep7.180323.8467@intek01.uucp> <1990Sep8.174830.12039@nmt.edu> Sender: news@ut-emx Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Organization: University of Texas at Austin Lines: 23 In-reply-to: john@nmt.edu's message of 8 Sep 90 17:48:30 GMT In article <1990Sep8.174830.12039@nmt.edu> john@nmt.edu (John Shipman) writes: > My experience indicates that the Dvorak keyboard has two other > significant advantages besides raw speed. First, it is less > fatiguing. People watching me type have often remarked that > my fingers barely seem to move; this is probably because 70% > of Dvorak typing is done on the home row, vs. 32% with QWERTY, > according to Dvorak's measurements. .................................... > -- > John Shipman/Zoological Data Processing/Socorro, NM/john@jupiter.nmt.edu > ``Let's go outside and commiserate with nature.'' --Dave Farber It sounds from this that the Dvorak keyboard might be better for typists with Karpal tunnel syndrome and possibly other typing related repetitive motion injuries. I have heard that Karpal tunnel syndrome is particularly aggravated by reaching for the upper row with the outer two fingers. If so, then Dvovak could be a real God-send to a lot of people (including me). Has anyone out there heard or read anything about Dvorak and repetitive motion injuries? -- David Sigeti david@star2.cm.utexas.edu cmhl265@hermes.chpc.utexas.edu