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 remember questioning why the keyboard wasnt arranged in alphabetical order. I knew that the answer was related to the frequency of use of particular letters and also the early restrictions 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..

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