The first typing devices were designed and patented in the 1700s and were first produced in 1870. These machines had “blind typing” technology. This means that the letters or characters were printed on upside down pages that could not be seen until completed. Since then there have been many updates in design, layout, features and technology that make them more efficient and easier to use. . The typewriter, for example, has changed shape dramatically. Over the years it became electronic and then practically obsolete with the advent of computers and the birth of the keyboard. At first, the first typewriters produced looked like sewing machines. This is not unusual since Remington, which produced typewriters, also produced sewing machines at the same time. Created by Sholes, Glidden, and Soule, early Remington typewriters were equipped with a foot pedal (like the sewing machine) to control carriage returns. In 1714 the first patent on a typewriter was issued in London, England to Henry Mill. There is no evidence that the machine was ever built, but it is known that it was intended to prepare legal documents so that they were neat, legible and in a standardized format. Moving forward to 1808 another patent was issued to Pellegrino Torri in Italy. This machine was supposed to help the blind write. Turri's device was also the first "carbon copy", which had a lasting impact on the modern office. The “typewriter” was created in 1829 by William Austin Bort. Instead of keys, this device used dials to print characters. This process was very slow but it was a way to print legible and uniform text. The typewriter was also intended for use with the blind. None of these machines gained too much public interest, or became permanent. Although Dvorak does not have the popularity of the QWERTY layout, it is compatible with almost all modern computer models, including Mac OS The third most popular keyboard layout would be the Colemak layout. . It didn't become as popular as the first two, but it has some recognition. Only 17 keys differ from the QWERTY layout and could be easy to relearn. Colemak is named after its creator Shai Coleman and is the most recent introduced. Of the three layouts, QWERTY, Dvorak and Colemak, the other keyboard layout options essentially have no chance of success, but who knows what the future of keyboards holds. Nowadays, keyboards come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. But if it weren't for the first typewriters or IBM's original, simple mechanical keyboards we wouldn't be where we are today.