The History of the QWERTY Keyboard

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The Origin of the QWERTY Keyboard More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Randy Shew | permalink
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Today I found out the origin of the QWERTY keyboard. The first typewriter was introduced to the United States in 1868 by Christopher Latham Sholes. His first attempt to build a typing device consisted of a crude and sluggish machine that was far from perfect. The design used letters and characters on the ends of rods which were called typebars. [...]

For further reading: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/01/the-origin-of-the-qwerty-keyboard/ ^[1]

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New Research Debunks Key Myth About Keyboards More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Charlotta Carlu 00e 9n | permalink
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"Why aren't the letters on the keyboard in alphabetical order?" asked every child ever when presented with a keyboard. Most of us were taught that the man who invented the keyboard created t
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For further reading: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/06/qwerty-keyboard_n_3223611.html ^[2]

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Why are the keys arranged the way they are on a More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Bill Gerstner | permalink
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A QWERTY keyboard was designed by Christopher Sholes in 1874. Why are the keys arranged the way they are? Learn about a QWERTY keyboard in this article.
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For further reading: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question458.htm ^[3]

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The Lies You've Been Told About the Origin of the QWERTY Keyboard More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Daniu 00ebl Dutilh | permalink
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The QWERTY configuration for typewriters can be traced, actually, to the telegraph.
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For further reading: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/05/the-lies-youve-been-told-about-the-origin-of-the-qwerty-keyboard/275537/ ^[4]

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Why QWERTY? More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by mr vp sales and sales operations terry j connell | permalink
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You spend hours with it each day. Your fingertips know it intimately. But how familiar are you with your keyboard's

For further reading: http://mentalfloss.com/article/27938/why-qwerty ^[5]

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Charlotta Carlu 00e 9n, Bill Gerstner, mr vp sales and sales operations terry j connell, Daniu 00ebl Dutilh, Randy Shew

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1. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/01/the-origin-of-the-qwerty-keyboard/

2. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/06/qwerty-keyboard_n_3223611.html

3. http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question458.htm

4. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/05/the-lies-youve-been-told-about-the-origin-of-the-qwerty-keyboard/275537/

5. http://mentalfloss.com/article/27938/why-qwerty