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To: Red Badger

One day maybe we learn why our keyboards are QWERTY and not ABC... etc.


31 posted on 04/17/2021 12:04:05 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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To: minnesota_bound

We already know why. The first typewriter manufacturers noted that the prongs would stick together when someone would type too FAST. So they laid out the keys in such a way as to slow typists down.


40 posted on 04/17/2021 8:49:35 AM PDT by Kevmo (The tree of liberty is thirsty.)
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To: minnesota_bound

There IS a reason!

In the beginning, the original layout, which has been lost, was mastered by typists quickly and they could literally type faster than the mechanical parts could respond, and subsequently would jam.

So, they came up with the QWERTY layout that slowed the typists down to a speed that the typewriters could handle.................


46 posted on 04/19/2021 5:20:28 AM PDT by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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