Why are the keys on a typewriter not in alphabetical order? Detailed answer

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Why are the keys on a typewriter not in alphabetical order?

The modern typewriter is a complex mechanical device. In the form in which we are accustomed to seeing it, it did not appear immediately. Many generations of inventors have worked on this. People began to think about creating a writing machine from the beginning of the 1867th century. But the first working model was created only in XNUMX by Christopher Sholes of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Schols' machine was called a typewriter. At first, people showed no interest in her. Her popularity began to grow by the early 1880s. The design of the typewriter was changed and improved all the time. But the layout of the keys has never changed. It remained the same as it was on the very first typewriter.

Some experts thought that the keys could be placed more conveniently. They tried to change the keyboard, but without success. It turns out that people are already used to this arrangement of keys and do not want changes.

The layout of the keys is almost the same on all types of typewriters. This organization of the letters of the alphabet is known as the "universal" or standard keyboard. This arrangement of letters (letters) is very convenient. The letters that we use most often are located in the center of the keyboard so that they are within the reach of our most developed and "working" fingers. The remaining keys have to be pressed less frequently, and therefore they are located at the edges of the keyboard, in the area of \uXNUMXb\uXNUMXbaction of weaker fingers - the ring and little fingers.

Author: Likum A.

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