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 computer systems) I remember questioning why the keyboard wasnt arranged in alphabetical order. I understood that the answer was related to the frequency of use of specific letters and also the early restrictions of typewriter keyboard setups.
