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'Fast Fingers' keyboard is great when you want to relearn how to type
This Fast Fingers 3-in-1 keyboard is a regular QWERTY keyboard, yes, but it also lets you type in two other ways. At the push of a button you can turn the QWERTY keyboard into an ABC keyboard, and with the push of another button you can have one-button access to internet abbreviations such as LOL.
A nice idea for people who don't know how to type well, maybe. But if you're just getting familiar with a keyboard, do you really want to learn on a setup that's completely wrong? What happens when you need to use someone else's computer? You can't easily switch it to the ABC layout. Just take the time to learn to type on a regular keyboard. It's worth it.
FastFingers, via GeekAlerts
By CJW at 4:14 PM ON 01/26/09
QWERTY is already "wrong" as it is set up to be inefficient. A DVORAK layout would theoretically allow people to type much faster due to its optimized key distribution.
When I was 5, I really wanted the keyboard to be ABC. This seems like a pretty good idea.
By Ghostface at 9:21 AM ON 01/27/09
@ DVORAK being more efficient: Not really : http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/18/210216
By discfan at 1:14 PM ON 01/27/09
The ABC set-up was the original typewriter layout back in the day. Problem was, people were typing so fast, that the kyes would stick and jam the machine.
The QWERTY design was made to intentionally slow people down.
Since we no longer have keys jamming or machine parts to pull apart, the ABC keyboard on a 'puter would be lightning fast, allowing more work to be in a shorter amount of time.
Yes, trying to use another keyboard would then be a hassle - but this is the way to go for a modern computer.
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