Are enter keys on typewriters?

Answer

No, there aren't ENTER keys on typewriters. The ENTER key was created for the unique "computer" requirement of entering one "field" or "block" of data.

Many electric typewriters had a "carriage return " , usually labeled "CR" which served the different purpose of moving the printing element back to the beginning of the next line on the page.

Interestingly, the ASCII code (which is used to represent letters and other text characters in a computer) has a unique code for the carriage return key.

The ENTER key on modern PC's is usually programmed to generate a two character sequence of <CR><LF> where <CR> stands for the carriage return character and <LF> stands for the line feed character. In some sense this mimics the action of typewriters: Return the print head to the beginning of the line and then move to the next line.

See this link:

http://www.quadibloc.com/comp/kyb03.htm

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