[gary_bernhardt]

I second this.

I switched to Dvorak on regular staggered keyboards and got to 80-90 WPM or so, but pretty much lost my ability to QWERTY.

Then I switched back to QWERTY full time for 5+ years.

Then I switched to Norman on an ErgoDox, getting to 80-90 WPM or so again. This time around, I could still QWERTY on a staggered keyboard just fine. Night and day vs. the first attempt.

(Then I switched back to QWERTY again. Now I can't Dvorak or Norman or ErgoDox!)

[__mharrison__]

Why did you switch back to qwerty?

[gary_bernhardt]

I switched off of Dvorak because of vim, and because keyboard shortcuts in general were so awkward. Shortcuts are better in Norman, but vim is still awkward.