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… ...

In 1984, IBM moved on to launch the PC AT (Advanced Technology), which ran faster, looked smarter, had twice the hard drive space and an even better keyboard. It was bliss.

Introduced in 1985 as part of the IBM 3161 terminal, the Model M was initially called the "IBM Enhanced Keyboard." A PC-compatible version appeared the following spring, and it officially became ...

If you can find one, the [80286-based IBM] PC/AT keyboard uses a 5-pin DIN connector, which only requires a passive adapter to convert to PS/2 format. "The original ...

"The first family computer we had was an IBM PC," Strandberg told me. "And, I know from this from watching old home movies: The first keyboard I typed on was a Model F." ...

Well, some manufacturers still make mechanical switch keyboards that feel like the classic IBM Model M–and if you spend your work (or play) time typing away on a PC keyboard, it might be worth ...

The first keyboard that shipped with the IBM PCjr remains the most infamous one of all time–it’s one of the few cases where a keyboard contributed directly to a PC’s failure in the marketplace.

A Keyboard Comedy. Since the IBM PC debuted in 1981, there have been four standard keyboard layouts, each one rearranging commonly used keys that annoy users to this day.

I always kinda liked the original IBM PC keyboard layout. The PS/2 layout is arguably better, but the original was better than most at the time.