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 system keyboards today..
Believing back to my middle school typing class (done on electric typewriters, not computer systems) I remember wondering why the keyboard wasnt set up in alphabetical order. I knew that the answer was related to the frequency of use of certain letters and likewise the early restrictions of typewriter keyboard configurations.
