[__david__]

I'm reminded of the English language and the "thorn" character (Þ). It used to be the character for the sound "th" but it fell out of favor and the final nail in its coffin happened when the printing press came into play--the typefaces were imported from Germany and Italy and they didn't have thorn. The printers substituted "y" for a while (hence "Ye olde shoppe"--It's actually pronounced "The", not "yee").

So I would say it's not unheard of for an alphabet to be shaped by technology. We English speakers are not the worse for wear.