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The keyboard that all other keyboards copied turns 40 this year: here's how the IBM Model M's legacy lives on today
The keyboard that gave us the standardised layout on both sides of the Atlantic, with its quintessential 100% form factor and classic buckling spring mechanical keys (in most instances), is about to ...
Even having grown up using Commodore 64s, Apple IIs, and IBM PCs, I have no fondness for mechanical keyboards. I’m most happy with a set of short-travel, chiclet-style laptop keys under my fingers, ...
In a nutshell: 8BitDo is now accepting pre-orders for its latest retro mechanical keyboard, a throwback to IBM's legendary Model M from the mid-80s. The new M Edition technically isn't new at all. The ...
In brief: Mechanical keyboard manufacturers have spent years trying to recapture the feel and sound of classic keyboards like IBM's iconic Model M. In 2017, a revival project reproduced the Model M's ...
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Stop buying mechanical keyboards — my membrane keyboard is better
To be 100% clear, mechanical keyboards absolutely have their advantages, benefits, and a legitimate reason to exist. I really enjoy playing PC games using my mechanical keyboard, and playing retro DOS ...
I’m an old school typist having learned on a mechanical typewriter. It would be many years before I owned a computer. My first real computer was an IBM XT which had the well-known 101 key mechanical ...
Whether you remember the 1980s Model F keyboard or not, the sight and sound of one will send you hurtling decades into the past. Built by IBM, the all-metal Model F is so hefty and substantial, you ...
I'm not a fan of modern keyboards, including modern mechanical keyboards. I use a Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro from 1999. The split design and contoured keys fit my hands perfectly. I can type all ...
Mechanical keyboards have evolved. For many of us, the thought of a mechanical keyboard conjures memories of typing class in primary school, an entire room click-pecking at IBM mechanical keyboards, ...
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