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 system keyboards today..
Thinking back to my middle school typing class (done on electric typewriters, not computers) I remember questioning why the keyboard wasnt set up in alphabetical order. I understood that the response was related to the frequency of usage of certain letters and also the early constraints of typewriter keyboard setups.
