2006-08-03 16:53:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"Frequently used pairs of letters were separated in an attempt to stop the typebars from intertwining and becoming stuck, thus forcing the typist to manually unstick the typebars and also frequently blotting the document. The home row (ASDFGHJKL) of the QWERTY layout is thought to be a remnant of the old alphabetical layout that QWERTY replaced...."
So basically it was layed out to ease problems with typewriters.
2006-08-03 16:57:46 · answer #1 · answered by mj 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The original typewriters had the letters in alphabetical order. However people learned it so quickly and could type so fast that the keys would jam up, so they scrambled the letters so the keyboard wouldn't get jammed. The idea worked, and out of tradition they carried it over to the computer.
2006-08-03 23:58:24 · answer #2 · answered by historybuff 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The old IBM typewriters kept jamming up and it was a way to slow people down.
2006-08-04 00:01:08 · answer #3 · answered by David K 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
IT was designed to even out the load for usage on typewriters.
2006-08-03 23:57:35 · answer #4 · answered by eric l 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Designed by an American
2006-08-03 23:56:54 · answer #5 · answered by engineer 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
to make it easier and faster to type. it is set up just like a tpewriter.
2006-08-03 23:59:42 · answer #6 · answered by Chuck H 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋