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by mometsi 689 days ago
Interesting features:

  - No 1 or 0, just use l and O
  - Page width is measured using decimal-divided inches
  - That lowercase g glyph!
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Decimal inches suggests 10 characters per inch, i.e. Pica. Pica was pretty common on US typewriters.

Absent 1 and 0 keys were pretty common before the 1950’s and 60’s. Particularly on portable and lower end models. $, @, and ! are often absent as well.