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 keyboards today..
Thinking back to my middle school typing class (done on electric typewriters, not computers) I remember wondering why the keyboard wasnt arranged in alphabetical order. I knew that the response was related to the frequency of use of specific letters and likewise the early restrictions of typewriter keyboard configurations.
