![]() ![]() It’s absolutely fascinating to think of such a universal standard originating from a set of completely arbitrary (and seemingly random) decisions made 150 years ago. It’s a genuine mystery that will likely remain unsolved forever unless some new, previously unknown documentary evidence comes to light in the future. ![]() What I discovered is that no one alive knows exactly why the QWERTY keyboard layout is the way it is. I did deep research in several out-of-print history books, dusty scholarly articles from the typewriter era, and more. Out of personal curiosity, I set out to discover the origins of the standard QWERTY keyboard layout. RELATED: From Keen to Doom: id Software's Founders Talk 30 Years of Gaming History The Mystery of QWERTY Id Software stories did really well for us over the past few years, and Carmack and Romero also provided choice quotes for my pieces on NeXT, the VIC-20, the Apple II, and, of course, articles about Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, and Quake. With Romero’s help, I did try to contact Adrian Carmack too (the fourth founder), but he keeps a low profile these days and didn’t reply. They replied with wonderful quotes, and it felt great to bring all three men together, so to speak, to celebrate their achievements in a positive way, since they had originally split up under less than ideal circumstances. To celebrate, I contacted three out of four of the original id founders-John Carmack, John Romero, and Tom Hall-and asked them for key memories and their favorite moments at id. In 2021, legendary game developer id Software turned 30. ![]()
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