:fu qwerty: (Dvorak keyboards)

Originally Posted by kat

Wait, to get this straight, the Dvorak system was the original keyboard layout but because it was too efficient, they changed it to the less efficient layout that we now use today?

That's kind of a stupid move for society. If the Dvorak keyboard leads to a higher WPM rate, then a standardization of it from the beginning would had resulted in an increase in efficiency and productivity every industry that uses computers (read: everything). If we used the Dvorak, perhaps the world would look like the Jetsons now.

Looking at that keyboard gives me a headache.

The way I learned it is that the Dvorak system was first used and people were becoming so fast at typing on it that the typewriters were being jammed and such. Thus, they changed to Qwerty.

I've never tried using a Dvorak keyboard, though. It would take some time, but I don't need to type blazingly fast anyway. So, I guess I'll stick with Mr. Qwarky Qwerty.

Jam it back in, in the dark.