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 standard on computer keyboards today..

Reflecting to my middle school typing class (done on electrical typewriters, not computer systems) I remember questioning why the keyboard wasnt arranged in alphabetical order. I was recently reminded of that when my five-year-old asked me the exact same concern. I understood that the response was connected to the frequency of usage of particular letters and likewise the early limitations of typewriter keyboard configurations. But to get a better response I turned to YouTube where I understood I had seen a video on the topic not that long earlier..

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