Old Keyboard Key Switches

By Xah Lee. Date: .

not a complete list, but i begin to collect and sort out.

Ancient Switches

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Invac PK-200, 1966
Invac Optical switch
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Univac, 1971
Univac Magnetic Separation Switch
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ITW Magnetic Valve Switch
1975
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IBM 5251, 1977
beam spring switch
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Buckling Spring Key Switch
1980s
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Hi-Tek 725 Switch (Space Invader Switch)
1983
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Keyboard Cherry MX Switches
1983

Key Switch Topic

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