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projektfu 4 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Fix the iOS keyboard before the timer hits zero or...

It made sense because the numeric keypad had the dot on the 5. Early IBM keyboards (Model F) didn't have home markers, IIRC. But the PC world standardized on F and J, and eventually everyone else, too.

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echo "It made sense because the numeric keypad had the dot on the 5." | sed 's/had/has/'

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