Probably neither. The QWERTY arrangement of letters was designed to slow down typists so that early typewriters didn't jam up. It's designed so that the least dextrous fingers must do the most work to find the most commonly used letters.
Since POIUYT is simply the work of the right hand typing from right to left along the top line of letters, it makes no difference to the current arrangement.
I've often thought that, with the development of computer keyboards, it would now be much easier to invent an arrangement of the letters that would let typists to go as fast as they can.
I've wondered why computer designers haven't moved to a faster keyboard. And my guess is they don't want to rock the boat. They've probably done market research and discovered that millions of people would rather stick with their current skills than relearn.
This post was edited by inky at March 24, 2020 9:53 AM MDT
Wow! Most of them look like they're designed for the ergonomics, minimal movement, less RSI.
The top one is the oddest and hardest for me to figure out. Looks like it's designed for the left hand only, or perhaps for a left-handed typist using the thumb for the alt functions.
Are these prototypes? Or are they widely used, and if so, by whom?
This post was edited by inky at March 24, 2020 9:55 AM MDT
No, not prototypes, but I couldn't tell you how many are in use. Almost a decade ago, a co-worker bought one and started using it in the office. I had to sit at her desk one day and I couldn’t even figure out how it worked. ~
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