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Tag Archives: “The QWERTY Keyboard Will Never Die. Where Did the 150-Year-Old Design Come From” Wexler and Stamp “Smithsonian”

QWERTY, DVORAK, KALQ, OR? PART 2

YESTERDAY, THIS ALL STARTED WITH a Smithsonian Magazine article on QWERTY. Today, we continue gleaning tidbits from Ellen Wexler’s article.  A Non-Jamming Theory. Ellen Wexler recounts, “In a 2011 paper, … Continue reading

March 11, 2025 · 1 Comment

QWERTY, DVORAK, KALQ, OR? PART 1

SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE RECENTLY POSITED, “The QWERTY Keyboard Will Never Die. Where Did the 150-Year-Old Design Come From?” In February 25, 2025, Ellen Wexler updated a Smithsonian article by Jimmy Stamp … Continue reading

March 10, 2025 · 2 Comments