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#1 User is offline   annLOVE 

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Posted 07 July 2006 - 09:17 PM

Have you ever wondered why the letters aren't in alphabetical order?
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Posted 07 July 2006 - 09:19 PM

http://www.xpertkeyboard.com/history.htm

Apparently, the QWERTY keyboard was invented to "slow down" people from typing fast, because the keys would get easily jammed.
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#3 User is offline   Godotology 

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Posted 07 July 2006 - 09:21 PM

QUOTE(annLOVE @ Jul 7 2006, 10:17 PM) View Post

Have you ever wondered why the letters aren't in alphabetical order?

they are arranged so that the letters people use most, are easier to reach, while the ones used least, are placed elsewhere. Of course, the lay out an change, as the link above suggests other options other than the current QWERTY type..but none of them are in alphabetical order.
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Posted 07 July 2006 - 09:23 PM

F, G and H are in order but the rest are not. wacko.gif
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#5 User is offline   Rubiiex 

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Posted 07 July 2006 - 09:28 PM

QUOTE(aznxinvazn @ Jul 7 2006, 10:19 PM) View Post

http://www.xpertkeyboard.com/history.htm

Apparently, the QWERTY keyboard was invented to "slow down" people from typing fast, because the keys would get easily jammed.



^ That is quite interesting. I never knew that before, but then again.. I haven't given it much thought either.
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Posted 09 July 2006 - 12:24 PM

QUOTE(Cookiied Out @ Jul 7 2006, 10:23 PM) View Post

F, G and H are in order but the rest are not. wacko.gif

What about O, P? J, K, L?

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