The first electric typewriter was a Blickensderfer.
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What did William Austin Burt invent in the 1920's?
He invented the typograph, the predecessor to the type writer.
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In what time period did all computers use electronic keyboards and VDT's?
(hint: look at category name)
Late 70's and early 80's
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Who was the fastest person (world record) to type 212 words per minute in 1985.
Barba Blackburn was the worlds fastest typewriter in 1985.
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How many keys are there currently on a standard desktop keyboard?
There are 101 keys on today's desktop keyboards.
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When did schools start to teach students to type?
Schools started to teaching students how to type in 1915.
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In 1944, how did IBM design the first typewriters spacing?
They designed the spacing with proportional spacing.
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Who invented the first electric keyboard in the 1960's?
Bob Moog created the first electric keyboard.
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When did all the computers use electronic keyboards?
By the late '70s and early '80s, all computers used electronic keyboards
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What are the two major keyboards people use today?
There are two major types of computer keyboards: Basic and Extended.
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Why was the QWERTY keyboard invented?
Qwerty was invented to make type writing harder so master keyboarders didn’t break the internals of the typewriter.
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By the 1920's, all the typewriters were invented as look alikes. True or False?
True.
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About how much did the standard typewriter cost in the 1970's?
A standard typewriter was roughly $100. But today can be sold for a lot more.
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In 1992, who was the youngest and fastest typer in the world?
At 13, Abhishek Jain is the fastest junior typist in the world.
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About how many different types of keyboards are there?
There are about 11 different types of keyboards today. Some include; wireless, compact, ergonomic, backlit, and many more.
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How many keys were there on the first typewriter?
The earliest typewriting keyboard resembled a piano and was built with an alphabetical arrangement of 28 keys.
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Who invented the first punch card and teletype equipment in the 1930's?
Herman Hollerith developed the first keypunch devices, which soon evolved to include keys for text and number entry akin to normal typewriters by the 1930s.
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Who invented the first touch screen computer in the 1960's?
The first finger-driven touchscreen was invented by E.A. Johnson in 1965.
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What started to replace the individual mechanical keys in the 1990's?
The biggest development in the 1990’s was the introduction of Membrane Switches, which began to replace individual mechanical keys
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What are editing keyboards mainly used for today?
For professional use in movie studios, design agencies and music studios.
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Most of us were taught that the man who invented the keyboard created the QWERTY design to slow typists down. True or False?
True. The faster someone typed, the more often the typewriter jammed, so Christopher Scholes put common letters in hard-to-reach spots.
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What type of keyboarding device was invented in the 1930's?
In the 1930's electric typewriters were invented.
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In 1969, what typewriter allowed written information to be sent to other machines?
Mag Card Selectric Typewriter allowed written information stored in Mag Cards to be sent to other machines over voice-grade phone lines. In other words, this was an early version of email.
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When did the mouse for laptops and computers become popular?
The mouse may have been invented in the 60s, but it didn’t see widespread use until 1984.
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What are inventors thinking of powering computers with in the future?
Computer inventors are thinking that future computers might use atoms, dna or light. ... Giant networks of computers, in your clothing, your house, your car