Re: [tlug] Twiddler keyboard

["Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon" <ronfaxon@example.com>]

James Cluff wrote:

>Haven't you seen the girls on the train with their cell phones!  We are
>talking 90 words a minute with one thumb!
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Is the figure really that high?  An executive secretary with all fingers 
flying at full speed on a full-sized keyboard only has to type 100 words 
a minute.  For the one thumb input, it must be - if that number is 
accurate - *characters* per minute, and not *words* per minute.  One of 
my Japanese friends who is a champion at inputting things on his cell 
phone I challenged to back up his claims in an actual test.  We decided 
on a set sentence and then timed him as he input it.  He fell far short 
of his boasted speed... twice... but still - for only one thumb, it was 
impressive nevertheless!