The QWERTY Keyboard Made Life Easier For Typewriters, And Sometimes Typists Too

from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson

Today in 1874, the debut of the Sholes and Glidden desk typewriter. This was not the first typewriter, but it was the first one to become a hit with customers. It’s also the reason that so many English language keyboards don’t read ABCDEFG but QWERTY. Plus: today in Illinois, it’s the Elizabeth Freedom Festival. A brief history of the QWERTY keyboard (CNET)Elizabeth Freedom Festival Type the address of our Patreon page into your browser, and then back our show

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