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  I would pay money to nothave to type on that device!
context: This looks like it was made for 'hunt and peck' typing. Cool piece of equipment. >
  
  My initial guess was that the keycaps cause the keys  to be spread further apart inorder to be more accessible with gloves... But that's just a guess >
  
  Large hands person like me sees that and realizes
  Back space
  Wouldn't need to say ba    ace >
  
  looks like Berthold Diatronic phototypesetting machine
  
  Marcin Wichary post on Twitter – the area where it says “Fotosatz” is an LED display, not a nameplate
  Berthold Fototype brochure on Archive >
  
  Those are very strange. If they don’t have a name I am going to call them the “volcano mount” key cap style >
  
  It’s a QWERT-Z layout! Wonder if that’s original or a mistake in the display? >
  
  No mistake. Its the standard german layout. We rarely use y, so y and z are switched. Also note the Umlaute ÖÄÜ, and the infamous ß, which is another Variation of s. >
  
  I guessed it was German from the β but did not know about the Z/Y. New trivia every day 🤓 >
  
  that’s a greek beta “β”, not an eszett “ß”. >
  
  First pick from the Unicode pallet is not a reliable international spelling plan 😞 >
  
  I will forget about this mistake in 18 seconds or so >
  
  Huh.  Some typesetting device, perhaps? >
  
  What's the rationale for that key profile within that field? >
  
  That question has been addressed well by other commenters, above; apparently it's a German standard.  I noticed it wasn't QWERTY only after you'd asked and I'd zoomed in on the image.  The clues to its typographic nature were a little easier to make out -- e.g., the alignment controls along the upper row, and the power-of-two fractions in the foreground, etc.  Bethold machines could produce some very high-quality output, though I was was never a big fan of using them. >
  
  My favorite is the "Go" button, idk why >
  
  It's not even capitalized. Sad little go.