Ibm Model M. Here's why I'll never give up its clicky keys and ideal layout. IBM's buckling spring mechanism provides an audible and tactile typing experience that is seen as the benchmark for many keyboard enthusiasts.
IBM's buckling spring mechanism provides an audible and tactile typing experience that is seen as the benchmark for many keyboard enthusiasts.
The keyboard's many variations have their own distinct characteristics, with the vast majority having a buckling-spring key design and swappable keycaps.
Those of you who grew up using these stainless steel keyboards with chicklet keys and poor tactile feedback have no idea what you are missing. It is loosely based on the procedure outlined by Sandy, which entails replacing the plastic rivets that hold the keyboard mechanism together with screws and nuts. This product has a large key set of numbers on the right of the board that is.