Now this is One Stupid Keyboard
Apparently, there is a big issue with typing on a regular keyboard. People can’t find the right keys because it’s QWERTY instead of ABC. That is down-right idiotic. It’s almost a waste to mention it here, but since I recently posted about a neat keyboard based on Scrabble, I need to post what is considered a dumb “innovation” for the keyboard. This particular keyboard lets a person type in two ways: the normal QWERTY way, but at the flip of a switch (or a button, whatever), it becomes a ABC keyboard.
And I have to agree with the DVICE poster, this is dumb for the fact that not everyone needs this keyboard, so if they go to, say, a library they’ll be screwed.
But the absolute main reason it’s dumb: ergonomics. It’s a great big word that basically means something is designed to fit for the job. In this case, the placement of the letters on a QWERTY keyboard are the way they are based on letters typed most. RST are common consonants, and are placed where the index, middle fingers have easy access to them, as well as the popular vowel ‘E’. Like when typing ‘ARE’, I can do that with one had, because they are all on one side. Also notice how unpopular letter such as the ‘q’ and ‘z’ are in corners, because they are less used. Therefore, an ABC keyboard would be completely unnecessary.
Source: DVICE



