are they arranged this way for a reason or by random chance?
2006-08-23 17:20:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
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2006-08-23 17:21:59 · answer #1 · answered by Seinfeld 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first typewriters keys were in alphabetical order, but they got complaints that the keys got stuck if they typed too fast, so they randomized the letters in order to slow people down. It's worked ever since.
2006-08-24 00:24:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is because when typewriters came out people could type so fast it would always jame them so the companies agreed to mix up the letters to sort of slow ppl down
2006-08-24 00:23:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was carried over from type writers which would get jammed if ppl typed to quickly so they rearanged them to slow typists down. Also the most commonly used letters are the easiest to type.
2006-08-24 00:22:05 · answer #4 · answered by yankovicfan6 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I dunno...but if you look at the top row of letters, it spells out the name of the computer on Veggie Tales:
Qwerty.
Heh.
2006-08-24 00:21:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the y are arranged by how much they are used....
as well as being dispersed properly.
( hope tat makes sense)
For me I just type dyslexic anyway, with a few fingers and thumbs.
2006-08-24 00:21:05 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
whoever made the keyboard didnt go to preschool and learn the abc's.
2006-08-24 00:22:44 · answer #7 · answered by Secret Agent Man 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
go to qwerty.com
2006-08-24 00:35:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋