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

Believing back to my middle school typing class (done on electric typewriters, not computer systems) I keep in mind questioning why the keyboard wasnt arranged in alphabetical order. I understood that the response was related to the frequency of usage of specific letters and also the early restrictions of typewriter keyboard setups.

CNNs The Story Behind QWERTY explains the origins of the QWERTY keyboard and why it is still the standard on computer keyboards today..

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