QWERTY

On the old site I wrote a few times about keyboard layouts. I haven’t yet reposted any of that content, but the topic is still one that interests me.

This article is an interesting look at the topic. I had never heard this anecdote before:

Sholes allegedly studied common letter combinations and then arranged the keys so as to separate commonly used letter combinations to slow down typists and thus prevent his newfangled machine from jamming. There’s no documentation to support this statement, though Sholes’ attempt to slow you down does make your 85 words per minute typing skills sound a bit more impressive.