Klarinet Archive - Posting 001215.txt from 1999/03

From: David Blumberg <reedman@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] re: QWERTY keyboard - why
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 22:38:08 -0500

From: "B. Keplinger" <bcaslin@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Tuners and QWERTY...
At 08:48 AM 3/22/99 -0500, "Craig D. Butcher" <cbutcher@-----.edu> wrote:
>...when I looked into it, actually there isn't any clear
>answer except that it happened out that way by historical accident, like the
>QWERTY keyboard.
And, we will note how the Dvorak keyboard is not picking up in popularity...
>But the most amusing thing is her frank incomprehension at this prime
>example, in her view, of the insurmountable, innate stupidity of human
>beings.
Yes, humans are beset with that one greatest of all handicaps in the
animal kingdom: a highly developed brain and consciousness on the one hand,
and animal drives on the other. It's a wonder we haven't killed ourselves
off yet, but I guess we're still working at it...
-Bruce

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I saw an article that spoke of the qwerty keyboard, and why it was designed
that way. As a circus stunt, the top line of the keyboard spells
typewriter. So much for ergonomics...........

David Blumberg - MTA for Woodwind Players (200+ pieces, Playable Demos -
G2, MP3's)
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