Why are phone numbers and calculator numbers in a different layout?
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this is a whole deep historical thing
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Replying to @emilyst @BeckePhysics
yes plz give me the history

Sep 9, 2022 · 4:20 AM UTC

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Replying to @aaronpk @BeckePhysics
tl;dr the calculator hadn’t settled down yet by the time the keypad was being designed en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleph…

Telephone keypad - Wikipedia

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