Subj : Re: QWK Readers for FreeB
To   : ARELOR
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Fri Sep 04 2020 12:20 am

AR>What I have heard is that QWERTY got popular because a typewriter operator wo
 >a writing speed contest with one or something like that, but I have no
 >verification for such claim.

As I understand it, the QWERTY setup was chosen to slow down certain common
key combinations which caused old style type writers to jam. The setup was not
the easiest or fastest for the typists but it helped reduce those key-jams.
Then we all got used to it so it was never changed.
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