Well... Here's a typewriter from 1895 that proves that an XY was possible...
.There's a picture collection of unusual typewriters http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/ErgoPROJE ... rless.html
XY keyboards - here's an old typewriter!
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hoggy
- Location: Isle of Man
- Main keyboard: Kinesis Advantage
- Main mouse: 3M Vertical
- Favorite switch: MX Brown
- DT Pro Member: 0009
I always assumed that the staggered arrangement was a holdover from the days of typewriters - when it wasn't possible to arrange the keys in a grid.
Well... Here's a typewriter from 1895 that proves that an XY was possible...
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There's a picture collection of unusual typewriters http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/ErgoPROJE ... rless.html
Well... Here's a typewriter from 1895 that proves that an XY was possible...
.There's a picture collection of unusual typewriters http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/ErgoPROJE ... rless.html
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Findecanor
- Location: Stockholm, Sweden
- DT Pro Member: 0011
LOL. It is a peerless. I wonder if the tactility moves around depending on how fast you type ... and if every third random typewriter feels really weird. 
Yes.. I know that I am being silly and disrespectful. It is a beautiful piece of engineering, that.
Yes.. I know that I am being silly and disrespectful. It is a beautiful piece of engineering, that.
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hoggy
- Location: Isle of Man
- Main keyboard: Kinesis Advantage
- Main mouse: 3M Vertical
- Favorite switch: MX Brown
- DT Pro Member: 0009
Yeah, the name is now associated with something worse
You can forget touch typing, with 2 sets of characters, 1 for upper case and another for lower.
The really old typewriters made you use capital i for a 1 so they could save a hammer - this one is clearly aimed at the business user (as if there were any other kind back in the day).
You can forget touch typing, with 2 sets of characters, 1 for upper case and another for lower.
The really old typewriters made you use capital i for a 1 so they could save a hammer - this one is clearly aimed at the business user (as if there were any other kind back in the day).