Consider The QWERTY keyboard. It was primarily invented so flamboyant typewriter sales people can type TYPEWRITER in one motion demonstrations to wow potential customers. Read more here https://qr.ae/TW8Np4 In this lost 1943 film we can see a history of typewriters...pic.twitter.com/xVn4M2UkGq
Marcin, the antecedent to Sholes work on QWERTY is in this device. They made about 500 for telegraph operators. E and R are in the same bar. This was the “improved” version. Later on this model expanded on it.pic.twitter.com/KqT6z2vfHQ
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Marcin, the issue I have with much of this work is the theory there was touch typing in existence during this early phase. It just simply is not exist. ALL typing for quite a while was hunt and peck. Thus many of these theories of early QWERTY are misguided.
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This is not even the same machine. The first photo is a 1873 prototype. The second one is a 1901 production model based on a *very* different type basket technology.
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Marcin, the device on the left is the design that prompted the QWERTY design. E and R are on the same bar. Why would that be if there was a mechanical reason for QWERTY? The device on the left was the final result of the testing in various designs. E and R are on the same bar.
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