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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/LunchMassive3363 on 2023-09-30 12:53:34.

Hi guys, I was recently browsing some quotes out of boredom, and saw one said by Jobs:

“The manual for WordStar, the most popular word-processing program, is 400 pages thick. To write a novel, you have to read a novel - one that reads like a mystery to most people. They’re not going to learn slash q-z any more than they’re going to learn Morse code. That is what Macintosh is all about.”

I can understand the meaning behind it but got curious about the phrase “slash q-z” as it seems not to be a common word and cannot find much about it on Google.