In 1829, William Austin Burt patented a machine called the “Typographer” which, in common with many other early machines, is listed as the “first typewriter”. The keyboard remained the primary, most integrated computer peripheral well into the era of personal computing until the introduction of the mouse as a consumer device in 1984. By this time, text-only user interfaces with sparse graphics gave way to comparatively graphics-rich icons on screen. If computer keyboards existed 185-years-ago, this is what they might’ve looked like. Click here to view the first image in today’s viral picture gallery. Continue reading for a viral video compilation of heartwarming Father’s Day moments.
