The day Return became Enter

Mon, 8 Sep 2025 10:34:01 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
https://aresluna.org/the-day-return-became-enter/

"In the popular imagination, the transition from the world of typewriters to
the universe of computers was orderly and simple: at some point in the 20th
century, someone attached a CPU and a screen to a typewriter, and that turned
it into a computer.

But the reality is much more fascinating and convoluted. The transition was
meandering and lengthy, and traces of its many battles and decisions remain
scattered across keyboards today. And no key might better represent the
complexity of that journey than the Return key."

Via Esther Schindler.

Share and enjoy,
               *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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