The Dvorak Keyboard
The Dvorak keyboard is an ergonomic alternative to the layout commonly found on typewriters and computers known as “Qwerty”. The Qwerty keyboard was designed in the 1870s to accommodate the slow mechanical movement of early typewriters.
Converting Your Computer to Dvorak | The Dvorak Keyboard
Dvorak has been built in to most computers for a long time. In Microsoft Windows, for instance, since version 3.0. Here's how to switch your keyboard. In Windows 8, 8.1, and 10 the route is: Start → Control Panel → Language → Options → Input Methods → Add an input method and choose “US - United States.
Frequently Asked Dvorak Questions | The Dvorak Keyboard
On Dvorak, fully 70 percent of your typing is done on the home row. Also, you’ve already learned how to move your fingers around the keyboard to get to the keys you want, so you don’t have to learn that part again.
Randy's Response to the Anti-Dvorak Crusaders - The Dvorak …
May 30, 1996 · They have "repeatedly found" that after 15 hours of training and practice time, existing Qwerty hunt-and-peck typists can touch type at an average 20 WPM. After 15 hours of training and practice on Dvorak, similarly able (Qwerty) typists consistently average 25-30 WPM touch-typing on Dvorak.
Review of Typewriting Behavior | The Dvorak Keyboard
I ran across this review of Dvorak, et al.’s book Typewriting Behavior, the research team’s report to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, which funded the research that led to the improved “Simplified Keyboard” that we now call the Dvorak Keyboard.