The Story Behind QWERTY – Why Keyboards Aren’t in Alphabetical Order
CNNs The Story Behind QWERTY discusses the origins of the QWERTY keyboard and why it is still the standard on computer system keyboards today..
Thinking back to my middle school typing class (done on electric typewriters, not computers) I remember wondering why the keyboard wasnt set up in alphabetical order. I knew that the response was related to the frequency of usage of specific letters and also the early restrictions of typewriter keyboard setups.
