Dvorak

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• This keyboard is a more appropriate alphanumeric layout for single-digit typing because, in contrast to the multifinger Dvorak layout, travel is minimized with respect to the center of the keyboard.

  Academic text (1992)

• Unfortunately, most comparisons of the QWERTY and Dvorak keyboards have been confounded by the familiarity of the subjects.

  Academic text (1992)

• And also on the supposedly high end of, you know, is your Dvorak concerto better?

  Harvard University

• OK, the thing that I love about this clip is that the orchestra is really playing the Dvorak String Serenade.

• Despite the considerable interest in this layout (9, 11, 16), the Dvorak keyboard has not been widely adopted.

  Academic text (1992)

• For example, the Dvorak keyboard arrangement is one popular alternative to the standard QWERTY keyboard (7).

  Academic text (1992)

• It was definitive Dvorak.

  Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

• In contrast, the Dvorak layout is thought to promote digit alternation (14).

  Academic text (1992)

• Historically, the QWERTY set is only there to prevent jams; there are proven faster sets, such as Dvorak, but QWERTY has benefited from the network effect and so will stay with us, as it maximizes enjoyment and profit.

  Blog text (18)

• Many typists prefer the Dvorak keyboard for its efficiency and comfort during long writing sessions.

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