I bought a P/N KB8923 FRU P/N76H0896 built 09/1996 keyboard for $0.25.<BR>I always hear you guys talking about the IBM's and how great they are.<BR>This keyboard is like new there is no dirt or grime ...

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've got one of the old IBM buckled spring keyboards here and was wondering if there was any way I could get it to work with my mac. It is one of the older model Ms with the huge connector plug.

So this will probably only interest me, but one of my favorite tech writers, Dan from Dan’s Data, has written a comprehensive overview of one of my all-time favorite products, the IBM “Clickety ...

What's old is new again can apply to a great many items in life, including 40-year-old electronic gadgets. They just don't ...

The second coming of IBM's Model F keyboard is upon us. A new project is bringing four new mechanical keyboards featuring the buckling spring switch. The switch debuted with the Model F in 1981. IBM's ...

The Model F Ultra Compact is a hardcore buckling spring keyboard for nostalgic enthusiasts. Modern mechanical keyboards hold endless possibilities in design and function, yet one experience remains ...

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 ...

Closed, it looks pretty much like any other laptop manufactured in 1995. To be sure, it’s more compact than most—making it, in the parlance of the day, a subnotebook. But it’s still comically thick, ...

For some people, a keyboard is a keyboard is a keyboard. If the keys don’t stick and the right letters appear on the screen when the keys are pressed, then any keyboard is as good as another. That ...

Only a well-trained ear might be able to hear the difference between a generic keyboard and the IBM Model F keyboard that was popular in the 1980s. The Model F is considered by many people to be the ...