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 ...

You may not know the Model F by name, but you know it by sound—the musical thwacking of flippers slapping away. The sound of the '80s office. The IBM Model F greeted the world in 1981 with a good ten ...

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.

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 ...

If you had looked around any office in the 1980’s which had a computer (there wasn’t that many) you would have almost certainly have seen an IBM Model F keyboard. They were so popular in fact that the ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Are you old enough to remember the sort of keyboard that ...

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 ...

Even having grown up using Commodore 64s, Apple IIs, and IBM PCs, I have no fondness for mechanical keyboards. I’m most happy with a set of short-travel, chiclet-style laptop keys under my fingers, ...

Want to recreate the feel (and deafening sound) of 1980's computing? Pick up an identical copy of an IBM Model F keyboard for around $350. I’m a managing editor at PCMag.com focused on PC hardware.