Date: Wed, 04 Aug 1999 19:42:53 -0700 From: Eric Hodel <hodeleri@seattleu.edu> To: David Scheidt <dscheidt@enteract.com> Cc: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, Phil Regnauld <regnauld@ftf.net>, markov@globalnet.co.uk, sfuqua@nas.nasa.gov, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, sfuqua@nothing.nas.nasa.gov Subject: Re: FreeBSD cures RSI Message-ID: <37A8FA2D.67D7BDB0@seattleu.edu> References: <Pine.NEB.3.96.990804135725.67152B-100000@shell-3.enteract.com>
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David Scheidt wrote: > > On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Terry Lambert wrote: > > > Hmmm. I wonder how the existance of mice has impacted the ability > > of the post-mouse generation to learn touch-typing. Negatively, > > would be my guess... > > I have noticed a distinct break in the number of poeple who can touch type > based on age, at least among people who have been using a computer for > a while. People older than 27 or so can touch type; people younger than > this can't. There are exceptions, of course. Lots of people never learn > to type properly, even when they have to type everything. Some people > learn, even if they have been using mice since the age of 4. I think high-schools are moving towards requiring a typing class to graduate. I really like typing a whole lot more than using the mouse. Things get done much faster with the keyboard than with click-damn, missed, click..., damn have to click on that window... -- Eric Hodel - age: 19 hodeleri@seattleu.edu "They cook your gonies" -Terry Lambert's uncle on why he doesn't have a microwave To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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