And the key layout was purposely designed to slow down the typist. The most used letters are in the left hand and out of “home” position. If typists went too fast, the typewriter typebars (the “arms” that had the characters on the end that hit the ribbon and printed onto the paper) would clog up and then the typist would have to stop typing and untangle the typebars before he/she could continue typing.
And the key layout was purposely designed to slow down the typist. The most used letters are in the left hand and out of “home” position. If typists went too fast, the typewriter typebars (the “arms” that had the characters on the end that hit the ribbon and printed onto the paper) would clog up and then the typist would have to stop typing and untangle the typebars before he/she could continue typing.