Ok, I'm wondering: why are (most) keyboards designed with shifted rows (i.e not like a TypeMatrix)? It just seems to make typing harder.

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@shiftyskip I think that goes back to the old typewriter days, before computers.

My guess is the machines were made like that because it was then easier to make the metal arms for the different keys fit. Then it became a standard, people learned to type that way.

Look here: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia

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