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Commonly used mechanical switches on pre-built keyboards [ edit ] Manufacturers frequently build computer keyboards using switches from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
Maltron keyboards became well known in the 1980s and 1990s for their distinctive layouts. Hackaday described the Maltron keyboard as "a mass of injection-moulded plastic with two deep dishes for all the keys." [3] Tom's Hardware said that the keyboards were "one of the real first ergonomic, split keyboard to use keywells. Designed for people ...
Mechanical keyboards (or mechanical-switch keyboards) are computer keyboards which have an individual switch for each key. The following table is a compilation list of mechanical keyboard models, brands, and series:
A keyboard matrix circuit is a design used in most electronic musical keyboards and computer keyboards in which the key switches are connected by a grid of wires, similar to a diode matrix. For example, 16 wires arranged in 8 rows and 8 columns can connect 64 keys—sufficient for a full five octaves of range (61 notes).
The angled split keyboard (sometimes referred to as a Klockenburg keyboard) is similar to a split keyboard, but the middle is tented up so that the index fingers are higher than the little fingers while typing. Key Ovation makes the Goldtouch ergonomic keyboard which is an adjustable angled split keyboard.
Hot-swappable keyboards are keyboards in which switches can be pulled out and replaced without requiring the typical solder connection. [7] [8] Instead of the switch pins being directly soldered to the keyboard's PCB, hot-swap sockets are instead soldered on. Hot-swap sockets can allow users to change different switches out of the keyboard ...
ISO/IEC 9995 Information technology — Keyboard layouts for text and office systems is an ISO/IEC standard series defining layout principles for computer keyboards. It does not define specific layouts but provides the base for national and industry standards which define such layouts.
A typical 105-key computer keyboard, consisting of sections with different types of keys. A computer keyboard consists of alphanumeric or character keys for typing, modifier keys for altering the functions of other keys, [1] navigation keys for moving the text cursor on the screen, function keys and system command keys—such as Esc and Break—for special actions, and often a numeric keypad ...