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From: spolsky-joel@CS.YALE.EDU (Joel Spolsky)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: keyboards (was Re: Don't Bash Suns)
Summary: I just can't keep my fingers out of this topic :-)
Keywords: keyboards
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Date: 28 Sep 88 05:29:44 GMT
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In article <871@vsi.UUCP> sullivan@vsi.UUCP (Michael T Sullivan) writes:
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| As the summary says, keyboard preference is a very, very individual thing
| and, as such, it is pointless flaming about it on the net.  You can't
| convince somebody keyboard x is better than keyboard y because typing
| just doesn't work that way.

Yes it does. Certain things are measurable; there are books (well,
chapters) on the ergonomics of keyboard design. Keyboard arrangements
that are unusual cause more errors, period; when you muck about with
the ctrl key, the errors are more severe; and FOR HEAVENS SAKE WHO
USES CAPS LOCK!!! :-)

But seriously all would agree that RETURN and shift keys, due to
frequent use, should be larger, shouldn't move about, and probably
shouldn't have silly little twiggle things like ~ and \ getting in the
way...

(I promise I won't go on about this any more :-)

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