Collection · Peripherals
Mechanical keyboards
Buckling spring and mechanical switch keyboards were simply what a serious computer came with.
Technical record
- Category
- Peripherals
- Collection status
- Held by ATX Computer Museum
- Reference
- ATX-CAT-MECHANICAL-KEYBOARDS
Background
Buckling spring and mechanical switch keyboards were simply what a serious computer came with. The IBM Model F on the PC 5150 in this catalogue is the best known, and Sun, SGI and DEC all shipped keyboards built to be typed on for eight hours a day.