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Mar 2021
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Pourquoi nous avons des claviers AZERTY ...

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Vous voyez les ordis ? Certains sont pas mal, je sais. Mais vous voyez les premières touches là… ? A.Z.E.R.T.Y.U.I.O.P… Que s’est il passé dans la tête de celui qui a créé cette norme de clavier. Pourquoi il n’a pas fait ABCDEF ? Un truc normal quoi ? En gros, pourquoi nous avons des claviers AZERTY ?

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