> Staggered keys are just a remnant of old typewriters. It's true (the Sholes & Glidden introduced that) but just for the record, some quite old typewriters ha

> Staggered keys are just a remnant of old typewriters. It's true (the Sholes & Glidden introduced that) but just for the record, some quite old typewriters had ortholinear keyboards, like the Smith Premier: https://www.antikeychop.com/smith-premier-no1 https://www.antikeychop.com/smith-premier-no1 They eventually lost in the market, however.