What is a Dvorak Keyboard?

Simply put, the Simplified Dvorak Keyboard is a standard keyboard that has the keys arranged in a manner that reduces finger and wrist movement. This layout has several proven benefits:faster typing speed (by up to 20%, sometimes more); increased accuracy (by up to 50%) - and long-term health benefits that go with a design that is optimised with the human user in mind. It's simply more comfortable to use than a QWERTY. And it's easier to learn!Tests have shown that the QWERTY layout is no better than any other random key layout as a text input tool for the English language.In contrast, the DVORAK layout is specifically designed for the human user of an electronic keyboard.Several hundred thousand Dvorak users agree that the Dvorak feels more comfortable to use.The Dvorak layout can increase your typing speed, as well as your typing accuracy.The true ergonomic design of the Dvorak reduces the distance your fingers travel and ensures that the work is shared more equally between the two hands.If you currently suffer from pain due to Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) - including Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - it is possible that by using the Dvorak layout this pain will diminish, or even disappear entirely.The Dvorak layout has been around for 75 years this year (2007). And yet, relatively few computer users today have even heard of it.Three-quarters of a century of blindness to an obvious 'upgrade' in an era dominated by constant upgrades... what is it about Dvorak that makes it unappealing? Is it considered pass

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