X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fd588,42f5d4264f45edf8 X-Google-Attributes: gidfd588,public X-Google-Thread: f996b,42f5d4264f45edf8 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: fbb9d,42f5d4264f45edf8 X-Google-Attributes: gidfbb9d,public X-Google-Thread: 110f55,42f5d4264f45edf8 X-Google-Attributes: gid110f55,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-10-02 16:08:57 PST Path: bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!sashimi.wwa.com!not-for-mail From: boba@wwa.com (Bob Allison) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii,alt.ascii-art.animation Subject: Talk: Dvorak Date: 2 Oct 1994 18:07:44 -0500 Organization: WorldWide Access - Chicago Area Internet Services 312-282-8605 Lines: 60 Approved: boba@wwa.comNewsgroups: Message-ID: <36neg0$b99@gagme.wwa.com> References: <36ndh6$asd@gagme.wwa.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: gagme.wwa.com Xref: bga.com rec.arts.ascii:1891 alt.ascii-art:12558 alt.binaries.pictures.ascii:1258 In article <36ndh6$asd@gagme.wwa.com>, wrote: > >In article <36na17$imm@sashimi.wwa.com> you wrote: > >: >(it's quite easy once you get the hang of it ... I can easily type over >: >100 wpm on a good keyboard) > >Hey there, scarecrow... > >I've been curious about dvorak keyboards for a few years, ever since I >actually learned to touch type. I'm wondering if you ever used a qwerty in >the first place, or if you started on a dvorak. I learned to touch type in sixth grade. I didn't type much for years after learning, so when I got a computer, I thought why not learn to type with the dvorak. >I ask because I wonder how long it would take to get proficient at dvorak, I guess it takes the same amount of time to learn either, but maybe the dvorak is a bit easier, just because it's easier to do. It would probably be easier to learn either one as a child, than to use one after years of using the other. >and how available the keyboards are on the market. I have only found one company that sells dvorak keyboards. The in Washington state, and I don't have the name at hand. But before you ask me to dig up the name, it costs $200. If they're still making them. But you don't need to have the actual keyboard. The experts can tell you how to map your present keyboard to dvorak. It won't have the right letters on the keys, but you're not supposed to looking ot them anyway. Although at times it is annoying. >Also, I wonder if there are many typing tutors out there for dvorak. I've heard at least one teaches both. I just used a chart and stared typing. After a couple months, I could type, and after a few months it became transparent. >I know from speaking to my typing teacher that the >dvorak offers less chance of long term damage to the typist's hands, and I >have a history of hand trouble in my family, so I'm doubly thinking about >it. I know you can't answer all these questions, but if you have some >ideas, I'd be beholden to you. > >Thanks much! Hope this helps. -- . + ' . * . . ' . + . ___ ____ __ _____ . ____ ____ _____ ' ____ __ __ __ ' | | \' \ \ | \ \ \ \ | '. ' . ( . | '. /_ | |_ / |_ | | . |_ / /. | / ___ \ |__ \ \__ ___ |__ ' \__ \_ | | |. ' ' /. |/ \| | | |. | | /. / / . + . ' * . + ' . * ' : + . ' * .