The point wasn't typing speed, the NLS workstations had full keyboards for bulk typing. Where NLS combined with the chording shined was in editing and presentat

The point wasn't typing speed, the NLS workstations had full keyboards for bulk typing. Where NLS combined with the chording shined was in editing and presentation (look at what they showed in the demo), and the NLS command set design facilitated that. What I think Engelbart understandably missed is that 1) we are all beginners sometime and 2) we no longer sit in only one app all day so the time efficiency amortization benefit he expected is a bit worse. GUI standards claw back some of the efficiency loss (remember pre CUA?) but don't take you to the levels he was shooting for.