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The San Bernardino County Sun, California, July 27, 1929 Ode To A Typewriter Why do we press the keys we want And never hit the keys we press? Why is it that we fight far more And always end the fight with less? Why do we aim for “P’s” and “Q’s” And...   High-res

The San Bernardino County Sun, California, July 27, 1929

Ode To A Typewriter

Why do we press the keys we want
And never hit the keys we press?
Why is it that we fight far more 
And always end the fight with less?

Why do we aim for “P’s” and “Q’s”
And counter only “A’s” and “B’s”?
Why must we walk along the road
When we would wander where we please?

Why can’t we type a word like this
Without a hundred fool mistakes?
Why does an hour never pass
Without its share of rotten breaks?

Why is it that this life is just
A futile quest for happiness?
Why do we press the keys we want
And never hit the keys we press?

The San Bernardino County Sun, California, September 22, 1955 (Wikipedia says: “Contrary to popular belief, the QWERTY layout was not designed to slow the typist down, but rather to speed up typing by preventing jams. Indeed, there is evidence that,...   High-res

The San Bernardino County Sun, California, September 22, 1955

(Wikipedia says: “Contrary to popular belief, the QWERTY layout was not designed to slow the typist down, but rather to speed up typing by preventing jams. Indeed, there is evidence that, aside from the issue of jamming, placing often-used keys farther apart increases typing speed, because it encourages alternation between the hands.”)