[queuebert]

To be fair, they did say it was inspired by typewriters, and most old typewriters don't have a '1', so you type a lowercase 'l' instead.

[amelius]

Then don't call it "server". Call it "typewriter".

[rjmorris]

How did they type '2' on those old typewriters?

[hoppyhoppy2]

There was a "2" key, just no "1" key on some models.

[irundebian]

That are really old typewriters.

[pwg]

Actually, it was /most/ typewriters. Having a numeral one (1) key on a keyboard was something brought about by computer input keyboards (where there did, indeed, need to be a distinct numeral one separate from lower case-ell (l)).

But for most typewriters, the ell (l) key also served as the numeral one key.

[fsckboy]

not really, in the sense that it would be a really old typewriter, there aren't any new typewriters. I'm not super old, and typewriters I used in high school did not have a one. Nobody had an IBM Selectric at home.

BTW on the same subject of fonts, you want to be able to distinguish between 1, l, and I which are not always distinguishable.

[irundebian]

I just googled for some typewriter pictures and only really old typewriters didn't have a "1".