Ten years ago I put my first PC, an IBM XT-286 into the closet and forgot about it. I was on to 386s and 486s and Mac Power PCs. But I always missed typing on my original IBM 101-key keyboard. To this ...

I have two Model Ms. A standard, and a black M13 (the one with Trackpoint). I've never had a problem with noise any place I worked; I've found longtime cubicle-dwellers have excellent tune-out ...

There’s a mystique in old keyboard circles around the IBM Model M, the granddaddy of PC keyboards with those famous buckling spring key switches. The original Model M was a substantial affair with a ...

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 ...

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 ...

The IBM Model F keyboard should need no introduction. Famed for its buckling spring key mechanisms, the Model F is lusted over for its satisfying typing experience and Armageddon-proof build quality.

Click to expand... I recently bought a keyboard with blue switches thinking it was going to be similar to the old buckling spring keyboards like an IBM or Northgate that I used to use. You really ...