Were they just placed in there places randomly or was there a study that he format of the qwerty board would have an advantage?
2006-08-10 11:56:55 · 4 answers · asked by RaphaelDeLaGhetto 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
The QWERTY keyboard was designed so that fast typists wouldn't jam the mechanical keys... they were intentionally placed to limit speed.
2006-08-10 12:00:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It has to do with the days before there were even computers and the use of typewriters. They redesigned typewriters to keep keeps from jamming and arranging the most useful keys in the order seen today. The style stayed the same as the computer came along.
2006-08-10 12:01:24 · answer #2 · answered by ScottB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was a study. But it was done way way back and by today's standards the keyboard would be laid out differently.
2006-08-10 12:03:06 · answer #3 · answered by Skylark 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
originaly they were set alphabetically on typewriters, but typists were too good nd typed too fast and they broke their machines. they then set them randomly to slow them down and eventually that became the standard way even if type writers could handle fast typing.
2006-08-10 12:00:11 · answer #4 · answered by spiffo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋