Glen Berry wrote:

> On Sun, 12 Sep 1999 08:05:36 -0800, "Mr. Art" <mr.### [at] gcinet> wrote:
>
> >Even though I was born in the US and am a product
> >of public education here, I have adjusted to the more
> >"logical(?)" DD/MM/YY format. To me, it is a mater of
> >going from the smallest unit to the largest unit.
> >If it helps you to understand, I also model in 1=1 meter
> >scale, if I can get away with it I use a 24 hr clock, and a
> >Dvorak keyboard. I guess that I am not the "standerd
> >American".
> >Mr. Art
> >
>
> Hmmm...
>
> If you truly want "logical", adopt the standard of YYYYMMDD for dates.
> I applaud you for using meters as your metric of choice. It's also a
> good sign that you see advantages to the 24hr clock. However, wasn't
> the Dvorak keyboard shown in independent testing to *not* have the
>
> advantages claimed for it by it's inventor?
>

Well, as far as I can find, the major tests showing advantages were those
conducted by Dvorak himself in the US military. Other recent testing
mentioned by pro-Dvorak people show perhaps a 4-6% increase in
performance over QWERTY at best.

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