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