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I just stumbled across this type of keyboard layout. I had never heard of this before, and hadn't even thought about alternative key layouts:
Apparently invented in 1936, around 70 years later than QWERTY which was invented in the 1860's for typewriters, this layout
![dvorak.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marcofolio.net%2Fimages%2Fstories%2Ffun%2Fother%2Fqwerty_alt%2Fdvorak.jpg&hash=f820996ddd32586f754996373bbedcbb)
Apparently invented in 1936, around 70 years later than QWERTY which was invented in the 1860's for typewriters, this layout
uses less finger motion, increases typing rate, and reduces errors compared to the de facto keyboard standard QWERTY.[sup][1][/sup] This reduction in finger distance traveled was originally purported to permit faster rates of typing, but in later years is also purported to reduce repetitive-strain injuries, including carpal tunnel syndrome.[sup][citation needed][/sup]
Although the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard (“DSK