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It is a cast off relay keyboard - easy to wire up to the ZX81. I don't recall where it came from, but I don't think it ever had a 1 key as was common on typewri
by nickcw 6y ago
It is a cast off relay keyboard - easy to wire up to the ZX81. I don't recall where it came from, but I don't think it ever had a 1 key as was common on typewriters back then (you just used l instead).
- JNRowe 6y agoOh, I had absolutely no idea about that. I naively assumed the current number row was original. You've sent me down a rabbit hole that so far includes using f and L to produce a £ too, thanks! For others like me the qwerty page¹ has some info, and some examples of original layouts without a 1 key². ¹ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qwerty https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qwerty ² https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:QWERTY_1878.png https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:QWERTY_1878.png