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It's weird that keyboards before this just didn't have a key there. No one looked at the almost entirely contiguous main block of keys and thought "huh we could

• jquast 3y ago
  It is easier to locate keys when given hints like an empty space on the board, it’s much easier to find “f4” next to a gap rather than counting four keys from the left
• garciansmith 3y ago
  Keyboards used to be a lot more varied. While some had blockers where the Windows key is now commonly placed,[1] some had blockers in different locations,[2] while others had the lower row tapered on the far sides,[3] or the lower row with no blockers but with different keys.[4] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_M_keyboard#/media/File:IBM_Model_M.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_M_keyboard#/media/File:I... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-cadet_keyboard#/media/File:Space-cadet.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-cadet_keyboard#/media/Fi... [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ascom_BEG_100.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ascom_BEG_100.jpg [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_CPC#/media/File:Schneider_CPC6128_with_green_monitor_GT65,_keyboard.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_CPC#/media/File:Schnei...