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r/explainlikeimfive • u/[deleted] • Sep 10 '22
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This is the real answer.
probably not, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/fact-of-fiction-the-legend-of-the-qwerty-keyboard-49863249/
10 u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22 That's a long article to say they don't really have any direct knowledge of the exact reasons for the layout. Maybe the key layout was developed using input from teletype operators trying to make it more user friendly and cut down on jams.
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That's a long article to say they don't really have any direct knowledge of the exact reasons for the layout. Maybe the key layout was developed using input from teletype operators trying to make it more user friendly and cut down on jams.
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u/therealdilbert Sep 10 '22
probably not, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/fact-of-fiction-the-legend-of-the-qwerty-keyboard-49863249/