Comment Re:This first post brought to you buy (Score 1) 1044
That's a common misconception. Yes, the hammers of the typing machines did jam, but the solution QWERTY brings to the table is that for common english sentences, you have to alternate between your hands quite often, thus reducing the probability that neighbouring hammers trike in succession.
Which, incidentally is quite a good way to speed up typing, too. QWERTY might not be the best layout there is, but the differences are marginal. The only study that really rated Dvorak highly was the one done by its inventor. Duh.
Which, incidentally is quite a good way to speed up typing, too. QWERTY might not be the best layout there is, but the differences are marginal. The only study that really rated Dvorak highly was the one done by its inventor. Duh.
