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The History of the Keyboard and QWERTY
The history of the keyboard is a story of mechanical ingenuity, accidental standards, and powerful economic inertia, centered on the enduring QWERTY layout. Originally designed in the 1870s to prevent typewriter jams, QWERTY has outlived its technical purpose to dominate digital input for over a century, resisting more efficient alternatives through the power of network effects.
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