The History of the QWERTY Keyboard

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Tip 1 - The Origin of the QWERTY Keyboard

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Randy Shew | permalink

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. [...]

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Tip 2 - New Research Debunks Key Myth About Keyboards

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Charlotta Carlu 00e 9n | permalink

"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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Tip 3 - Why are the keys arranged the way they are on a

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Bill Gerstner | permalink

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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Tip 4 - The Lies You've Been Told About the Origin of the QWERTY Keyboard

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Daniu 00ebl Dutilh | permalink

The QWERTY configuration for typewriters can be traced, actually, to the telegraph.
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