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Re:28-Key Mechanical Keyboard by falcolas on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @02:05PM (#22120824)
It's a shared skill with calculators (including those with printer tape, which auditing groups seem to adore), and it seems to have the side effect of high keying rates sustained over time.

With a centering mark in the middle of the pad, and only the need to move fingers forwards and backwards (no sideways motion), sustained input of 10,000 digits per hour, with 0 mistakes, is not just possible to expected.

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Re:28-Key Mechanical Keyboard by kongolongo on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @04:13PM (#22122108)
Oh true the shared skills with other tools makes sense.

For me I find that typing numbers with the top row the home keys for the letters are still useful for centering to move between letters and numbers.

Couldn't you argue only having to move sideways for typing is more efficient than having to move forwards and backwards? Plus you can use two hands to divide the digits between left and right hand.

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