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I sometimes wonder who came up with the idea for Caps Lock anyway. I cannot remember ever using that key except by accident.
by krylon 8y ago
I sometimes wonder who came up with the idea for Caps Lock anyway. I cannot remember ever using that key except by accident.
- azernik 8y agoBecause you got me curious enough to look this up: It apparently originates from typewriters, when holding shift was quite physically taxing (since it literally shifted all the typeheads over to put alternate characters over the ribbon); so caps lock saved a lot of finger strain when typing acronyms or writing symbol-heavy text.
- krylon 8y agoThank you! It is kind of fascinating how much legacy from the typewriter era modern keyboard carry with them.