Editing Korean language and computers (section)

== Hangul type, Korean typewriters ==
{{See also|:ko:한글 자판|ko:한글 타자기}}
While the first Korean typewriter (한글 타자기, ''Hangeul tajagi'') is unclear, the first ''moa-sseugi'' style (모아쓰기, the form of Hangul where consonants and vowels come together to form a letter; The standard form of Hangul used today) typewriter is thought to be first invented by Korean-American ''gyopo'' Lee Won-Ik (이원익) in 1914, where he modified a Smith Premier 10 typewriter's type into Hangul.<ref>{{cite web |date=2012-12-07 |title=이원익 타자기 |url=https://www.scienceall.com/%EC%9D%B4%EC%9B%90%EC%9D%B5-%ED%83%80%EC%9E%90%EA%B8%B0/ |website=scienceall.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=정보화 시대 이전, 타자기가 있었다<한글 타자기 전성시대> |url=https://www.hangeul.go.kr/webzine/201908/sub2_3.html |website=Hangul museum}}</ref> Alongside Lee Won-ik's, [[Horace Grant Underwood]]'s 1913 US-patented Hangul type, ''the Underwood,'' and another Korean-American Kim Jun-Sung's Hangul type are also brought up when discussing the first ''Moa-Sugi'' type.<ref>[[:ko:한글 타자기#김태호2011|김태호 (2011)]], 15쪽.</ref>

In 1929, the first Dubeolsik typewriter was made by Song Ki-Ju, a student studying abroad in the US, gaining attention from the [[The Dong-A Ilbo|Donga ilbo]], however, it no longer exists; In 1934 he showcased another type, which was a modification of the ''Underwood portable''.<ref>https://www.hangeul.go.kr/museumCollection/museumCollectionView.do?curr_menu_cd=0106010100&collection_id=%ED%95%9C%EA%B8%B01&lang=ko&seq=30</ref><ref>[[:ko:한글 타자기#김태호2011|김태호 (2011)]], 25쪽.</ref> Song's 1934 typewriter is stored in the Hangul museum as the oldest existing Korean typewriter.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 27, 2020 |title=[역사특집] 한국교회사에서 건진 근대문화유산들, 등록문화재로 새롭게 지정 |url=https://www.kidok.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=205561 |publisher=Christian newspaper}}</ref> The invention led to the development of other typewriters in 1945 by Kim Joon Sung and 1950 by [[:ko:공병우|Kong Byung Woo]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2014-10-08 |title=最古 한글타자기, 한글박물관서 본다 |url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20141008123200005 |publisher=[[Yonhap News Agency]]}}</ref>

In 1949, eye doctor [[:ko:공병우|Kong Byung-Woo]] made the first practical Hangul type able to write both in ''Moa-Sugi'' and horizontally.<ref>[[:ko:한글 타자기#김태호2011|김태호 (2011)]], 28쪽.</ref>