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by Anonymous on July 22nd, 2009

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Who invented the qwerty key bord

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  • by G_tech on July 22nd, 2009

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    http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/q/qwerty.htm


    QWERTY keyboard
    Also known as the Sholes keyboard, the QWERTY keyboard was invented by Christopher Sholes who invented the typewriter in 1868. The QWERTY keyboard is named after the five letter keys located at the top left side of the keyboard. Today, the QWERTY keyboard is the most commonly found and used computer keyboard in the United States.

    http://home.earthlink.net/~dcrehr/whyqwert.html

    Here's a little more information on why the keyboard still has to remain the same today as it was many yr ago (6 keys)

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  • by Wide Awake @ has closing date woo hoo on July 22nd, 2009

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    Actually, it was invented to SLOW DOWN typing by arranging the letters inconveniently. Early typewriters (the machines, not the users) jammed easily, so this design spaced out the most frequently used letters. Note that e, t, a, i, o, n are not really that close to each other.

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