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 remember wondering why the keyboard wasnt arranged in alphabetical order. I knew that the response was related to the frequency of usage of particular letters and likewise the early limitations of typewriter keyboard setups.
CNNs The Story Behind QWERTY explains the origins of the QWERTY keyboard and why it is still the requirement on computer system keyboards today..
