The Story Behind QWERTY – Why Keyboards Aren’t in Alphabetical Order
CNNs The Story Behind QWERTY explains the origins of the QWERTY keyboard and why it is still the standard on computer keyboards today..
Thinking back to my middle school typing class (done on electrical typewriters, not computer systems) I remember wondering why the keyboard wasnt organized in alphabetical order. I knew that the answer was related to the frequency of usage of specific letters and also the early restrictions of typewriter keyboard setups.
