We use them everyday and some can set them on fire with their little fingers , but I was wondering who came up with the current configuration and why it wasn't just a,b,c,d,e, ect. across the rows. just wondering
It stems from the old pressure strike typewriters...and if you ran the letters straight across, the frequency of some closely related keys would cause the machine to chonically jam with several of the arm things stuck.
Assuming your 30 or older, you've likely seen a manual typewriter, though not recently. :grin:
Also known as the Sholes keyboard, the qwerty keyboard was invented by Christopher Sholes who invented the typewriter in 1868. The qwerty keyboard is named after the five letter keys located at the top left side of the keyboard. Today the qwerty keyboard is the most commonly found and used computer keyboards in the United States.
Keyboard question
, but I was wondering who came up with the current configuration and why it wasn't just a,b,c,d,e, ect. across the rows. just wondering 
Linear Mode
