Re: Re:fun fact

I'm delighted that Peter is the one who bought the Quick Strokes 
newsletters; his sharing the information found there with us 
demonstrates that he's a good custodian.

I'm not surprised that Dvorak didn't touch type.  When I graduated 
from law school in 1965 I served as a law clerk to a federal 
judge.  The judge had a secretary.  The two law clerks had 
typewriters.  I wouldn't be surprised by a report that the law clerks 
were the only lawyers in Chicago who typed.

When I joined a private law firm it was clear that lawyers didn't 
type (and especially that women lawyers didn't type -- secretaries typed).

OTOH,  at an earlier time male secretaries were not uncommon in law firms.

Shorthand is another issue.  At first it might be thought that 
shorthand is a skill useful for secretaries who take dictation.  But 
it's also useful to anyone who wants to take notes in a class or 
meeting.  Hence it's possible that Dvorak might have known 
shorthand.  I have no information either way.

Ben Cohen
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