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