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		roymurdock on Aug 2, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tom Hanks on Typewriters That QWERTY was invented to slow typists down is a popular misconception. Read this for more info on the origins of QWERTY: http://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/... Read this great blog post for more an alternative layouts: https://viralintrospection.wordpress.com/2010/09/06/a-differ... Also read this HN discussion of the post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11883233

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