Why is the order of numbers on a calculator reversed on the phone?

Question

On a calculator, from left to right, numbers start from the top right corner at 9 and descend numerically leftward. On a phone (modern land line or cell phone), the numbers, from right to left, start from the top left corner at 1. Why did people make it like that? ***The funniest thing about it is that 0 is always on the bottom.

Answer 1

If you look at the numeric key pad group on you keyboard, you will see that they too are set up like a calculator. Long before electronic calculators, that was the convention on adding machines, as the lower numbers were used the most. That convention, same as the "qwerty" keyboard format carried over to both calculators and computers. Then came along (or I should say; "when") the touch tone pad, All 16
keys, with the 1 in the top left corner, 5 (with the little dot or bump in the middle) in the middle and A at the top right corner. Naturally, the standard 12 key pad is just missing the 4 Alpha keys. It was chosen to put the 1 in the top left corner as it was this country's country code and was used to dial all out of area long distance calls. the dot or bump on the 5 button was to find the center of the pad in the dark and many phones are "hot keyed" on the 5 button to dial 911.

No disrespect intended ED, but you have to be kinda careful of some of the stuff on wipaeditedwith near-truths at times, guy.

Answer 2

The keypad we know today was developed by Bell Labs After testing 18 different layouts, they eventually chose the one familiar to us today, with 1 in the upper-left and 0 at the bottom. At the time, few people used calculators (then called adding machines) so it made more sense to more people to have the 1 at the top in the 'lead' position.

Answer 3

I do not know good question though and I would like to know the answer also.

Answer 4

I wish i knew hun