The Story Behind QWERTY – Why Keyboards Aren’t in Alphabetical Order

CNNs The Story Behind QWERTY discusses the origins of the QWERTY keyboard and why it is still the requirement on computer system keyboards today..

Reflecting to my intermediate school typing class (done on electric typewriters, not computers) I remember wondering why the keyboard wasnt arranged in alphabetical order. When my five-year-old asked me the very same question, I was recently reminded of that. I knew that the answer was associated with the frequency of use of certain letters and also the early restrictions of typewriter keyboard setups. But to get a better response I turned to YouTube where I knew I had seen a video on the topic not that long ago..

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