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HAPPY NATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY! A short history of the holiday

Friday October 22, 2021. 02:25 PM , from BoingBoing
The caps lock key is a vestige of mechanical typewriters, mimicking the function of the 'shift bar,' which literally shifts the typewriter in order to type capital letters. Today, the key resides on the left side of most keyboards, and while similar commands like bold and italics are relegated to keyboard commands, the caps lock keeps its coveted spot beside the home row (except for in Chromebooks, which recently replaced the key with an 'everything button'.) — Read the rest
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