# Computer keypad, telephone keypad question

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-keypad-telephone-keypad-question/53796
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [February 9, 2001, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-keypad-telephone-keypad-question/53796 "2001-02-09T15:54:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2001, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-keypad-telephone-keypad-question/53796/1 "2001-02-09T15:54:23Z")

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Hopefully, this won’t be deemed to pointless for general questions. 😉

Why do computer numerical pads set from 9 to 1, (like a calculator), yet telephone keypads set from 1 to 9?

just wondering.

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### Author: ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2001, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-keypad-telephone-keypad-question/53796/2 "2001-02-09T16:12:07Z")

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[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=9341](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=9341)

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### Author: ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2001, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-keypad-telephone-keypad-question/53796/3 "2001-02-09T16:57:47Z")

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Ya know, after 18 months + here, you’d think I’d learn how to use search. Then again, you’d think Id learn how to user preveiw 😉

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### Author: ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2001, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-keypad-telephone-keypad-question/53796/4 "2001-02-09T16:58:09Z")

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Ya know, after 18 months + here, you’d think I’d learn how to use search. Then again, you’d think Id learn how to use preveiw 😉

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### Author: ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2001, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-keypad-telephone-keypad-question/53796/5 "2001-02-09T17:23:48Z")

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… or to avoid a simulpost! 😃

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### Author: ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2001, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-keypad-telephone-keypad-question/53796/6 "2001-02-09T17:25:23Z")

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I meant “doublepost”, of course.