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为什么键盘不是按字母顺序排列的?Why Aren't Keyboards in 'ABC' Order?

在我们日常生活中,QWERTY键盘似乎是一种理所当然的存在。然而,它的布局并非偶然,而是源于19世纪70年代的一段历史故事。这个由克里斯托弗·肖尔兹设计的键盘布局,正是为了满足当时电报操作员的需求而诞生。让我们一起回顾这段有趣的历史,看看QWERTY键盘背后的秘密吧!

We all know that the keyboard isn't actually in alphabetical order, but why?

我们都知道键盘上的字母排列顺序实际上并不是按字母表顺序来的,但这是为什么呢?

Is there a reason why the keys are arranged the way they are?

键盘上的按键之所以如此排列,背后有什么原因吗?

Let's find out on today's episode of Colossal Questions.

让我们在今天的《十万个为什么》节目中来一探究竟。

The classic keyboard we all use every day actually has a name.

我们每天都在使用的经典键盘其实有个名字。

It's called the QWERTY keyboard layout.

它被称为 “QWERTY 键盘布局”。

You can probably guess where the name comes from.

Q, W, E, R, T, and Y are the first six letters on this layout, starting from the top left.

It seems like a totally random way to arrange the letters, but it turns out it wasn't an accident.

In order to understand why we went with QWERTY, we have to go all the way back to Milwaukee in 1874.

That was the year the first commercial typewriter was released, designed by a guy named Christopher Scholz.

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