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- From: kay@rhea.trl.OZ.AU (gary kay)
- Subject: Re: DVORAK keyboard?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan8.014749.20432@trl.oz.au>
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- Organization: Telecom Research Labs. Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 01:47:49 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan7.214228.8318@itsmail1.hamilton.edu> nrabinow@itsmail1.hamilton.edu (Nancy Rabinowitz) writes:
- >I can't touch type, so maybe I should learn the Dvorak thing. But, I
- >type really quick. I know where a lot of stuff is, and therefor I don't
- >make many mistakes at all. I'd bet I type about 30 wpm or so. The
- >problem with typing tutors is you have to look at the screen to see what
- >letter to type, and I have to look at the keyboard.
- >
- But surely that's the idea... Touch typing involves typing without
- looking at the key board, but instead following from a hand
- written draft etc. The method of training you describe (Looking at the
- screen) is no different. I guess if your happy about your typing speed
- (30wpm) then you should have no cause for discontent, particularly if
- you compose as you type.
-
- The only reason that good touch-typists can attain speeds in excess of
- 100wpm is because they are following along from a draft and as a result
- are not looking at the keyboard.
-