You have to be able to put your fingers on the keys without activation, so you know where the keys are. So there has to be minimum threshold. I did some quick testing, and it seems like the Model M ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you're like me, you probably spend hours typing on your keyboard - working, reading, googling. So, take note. NPR's Martin Kaste reports that a tiny company is making what some fans call the one ...

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 ...

Tex, a Taiwanese tech startup, has realised its 'dream' of being able to use the iconic ThinkPad's 7-row keyboard on modern PCs. If you are a fan of the old IBM ThinkPad keyboards and would like to ...

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 ...