Keyboard History ⌨

IBM Selectric typeball 26908 s255x245
IBM Selectric, 1961 IBM 2741 printing terminal 1ccd8-s289x217
IBM 2741, 1965 CTC DataPoint 3300 ab7d4-s286x218
DataPoint 3300, 1969 SAIL keyboard b1c80-s306x204
SAIL Keyboard, 1970? univac keyboard 201711 01214
Univac, 1971 MCM Model 70 Microcomputer b4350 s314x199
MCM Model 70, 1972 PLATO IV keyboard 34856-s289x217
PLATO IV, 1972 IBM 5100 keyboard 14510 s289x217
IBM 5100, 1975 dec vt52 terminal bbd44-s290x216
DEC VT52, 1975 terminal ADM 3A
ADM-3A, 1976 ibm 5251 keyboard 201711 28942
IBM 5251, 1977 DEC VT100 terminal 2013 08 30 7ea01a58 s s265x236
DEC VT100, 1978 NEC PC8001 c50c4-s289x217
NEC PC8001, 1979
Sinclair ZX81, 1981 Space Cadet keyboard 2
Space-Cadet, 1981 Commodore 64 cee37-s405x154
Commodore 64, 1982 Ann Arbor Ambassador 60 terminal 1982 s217x289
Ann Arbor Ambassador 60, 1982 symbolics keyboard pn364000 mrq3w-s349x179
Symbolics PN 364000, 1983 Panasonic FS-A1 MSX 83b67-s320x195
MSX, 1983 smith corona acoustic keyboard 201711 40801 s289x217
Smith-Corona Ultrasonic I Plus, 1983 Apple IIe w monitor 5b7bd-s217x289
Apple IIe, 1983 Apple Macintosh 512 keyboard 18366 s306x204
Macintosh, 1984 IBM 5155 computer 4b0c5 s1185x1021 s269x232 IBM 5155, 1984 model M keyboard s386x162
IBM Model M, 1984 Symbolics keyboard PN 365407 130df-s349x179
Symbolics keyboard PN 365407, 1985 NeXT Computer keyboard DSC4805 s306x204
NeXT, 1988 sun keyboard s289x217
Sun Microsystems Type 6, 1990s Microsoft Natural Keyboard Gen1 s289x217
Microsoft Natural, 1994 SANYO Medicom MC-KM5600B keyboard e13e9-s333x188
SANYO Medicom, 1999 versakey keyboard 83d55
Versakey Keyboard

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teletype optical keyboard 201711 cd7dd-s289x217
Teletype Optical Switch invac optical switch 20171111 86729-s-s289x217
Invac Optical Switch marquardt butterfly keyboard 201711 71864-s289x217
Marquardt Butterfly

Lisp Machine Keyboard History

Lisp Machine Keyboards

Apple Keyboard History

Apple Keyboard History ⌨

IBM PC Keyboard History

IBM PC Keyboards

Ergonomic Keyboard History

Ergonomic Keyboard History

Misc

Logitech diNova Edge keyboard 24027-s301x208
Logitech DiNova Edge, 2003
Logitech G19, 2013
Microsoft Sidewinder, 2010 Microsoft Reclusa, 2007
Corsair K60 Keyboard, 2011
Corsair K90/K95 Keyboard Obsolete Keyboards Misc

Ancient Typewriters

Mechanical Typewriters

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  5. Hammond Typewriter
  6. Smith Premier Typewriter
  7. Japan Remington No 9 Typewriter
  8. Cahill Electric Typewriter
  9. Smith-Corona Ultrasonic I Plus Typewriter
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