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