Who decided the layout of the letters on the keyboard & why?

Answer 1

The QWERTY design was patented by Christopher Sholes in 1868 and sold to Remington in 1873, when it first appeared in typewriters.

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 Wikipedia.

The other common key layout is the DVORAK, though it is not nearly so universal.

Answer 2

I don't know who did it, but I know why.

Back in the days of manual typewriters, typists were fast enough to jam the keyboards when they were arranged logically, so somebody came up with the idea of mixing up the keys to confuse them. This worked for long enough for a less jammable typewriter to be invented, but by then, too many people were used to QWERTY that replacing it would be even more confusing.

Answer 3

Some intelligent person. How does one organise his work place? He places those items/things, which he needs most, closest to himself and other a little away. In the key board also, the keys which are most frequently used are placed nearest to ur fingers. Thereafter the choice of detailing is a matter of chance. But if u have to produce something u have to standardise.

Answer 4

the modern keyboard (pc) is a reflection of the typewritter key board.

the typewritter keyboard to my knoweldge is bassed on keeping keys from jamming. ie you would not 2 frequently hit keys close together.

Answer 5

Lol, good question. I've always wondered that.

Answer 6

i dont know but it was some sick twisted sob