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There were a lot of things developed more than 140 years ago that we still use. For example, let's take the rocket engine, developed by the Chinese in the 13th
by sheraz 15y ago
There were a lot of things developed more than 140 years ago that we still use. For example, let's take the rocket engine, developed by the Chinese in the 13th century. I believe a very similar engine was used to put man in space.
What is old is not necessarily antiquated.
- mistercow 15y agoMy point is not that what is old is antiquated. My point is that there were a tremendous number of constraints on the 140-year-old design of the typewriter-style keyboard interface that simply do not exist today. Even if the typewriter's interface were optimal under those constraints it would be very unlikely that it would be optimal once those constraints were lifted.