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To: RealMuLan who wrote (45563)	2/3/2004 2:01:59 PM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

yes lots of improvements possible. Unfortunately the systems in place seem to prefer inefficiency. njnj.essortment.com So, does the DVORAK system really improve performance. In order to prove that it does August Dvorak retrained 14 Navy typists during World War Two. The result? After just one month their work productivity rate improved by an amazing 74 percent. Accuracy improved by 68 percent. So, you would think that people would be jumping over each other to switch over from QWERTY to DVORAK. Surprisingly, this has not proved to be the case. DVORAK keyboards are readily available on most computers and typewriters, yet – by and large – they remain unutilised.. An even better keyboard than the DVORAK version is the MALT keyboard devised by Lillian Malt. The Malt keyboard does away with staggered rows, gives greater use of the thumb and makes it easier to reach the backspace and other normally out of the way keys. Unlike the DVORAK keyboard, however, the MALT version will require special hardware I order to be installed onto your computer. Modern designs are also available on both the DVORAK and the MALT keyboards that are specially contoured to alleviate the physical problems associated with the traditional typewriter style keyboard. DVORAK have also put out one handed keyboards which give a free hand for other tasks while typing.

To: RealMuLan who wrote (45563)	2/3/2004 5:07:55 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

<an average Chinese can input 200-300 words a minute. Chinese is the most efficient language, even if you disagree> Not true Yiwu. Check out court recording speeds. The good chinese input methods can beat QWERTY easily enough and the latest one hand input method looks very cool indeed. Also, I checked Chinese input speeds and 180 words per minute is about the maximum with 120 a normal sort of maximum. What that means is that it's about time somebody came up with an easier way to put english into cyberspace. Preferably one-handed or nerve transducers on nerves to larynx, lips and tongue so words can be mouthed in [without bothering to actually make noise]. Or, maybe input could come direct from brain scan and thinking the words in. There's a long way to go yet. Mqurice