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

Thinking back to my middle school typing class (done on electrical typewriters, not computer systems) I keep in mind wondering why the keyboard wasnt set up in alphabetical order. I knew that the response was related to the frequency of use of certain letters and also the early constraints of typewriter keyboard setups.

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

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