IMB Model F Keyboard

Basics

• A Keyboard by IBM that Utilized Buckling Spring Keyswitches
• Known for reliability Only Moving Parts are a Spring Attached to the Key that Buckles when pressed, and a plate that is flipped by this change
• Recently Revived for Limited Production, seemingly by Reverse Engineering ?

Need to Look Into

• The Tooling/Process They Are Using
• What Scale They Are Producing With
• If they are willing to Open Source All of This

Internal Links

• Modernized Buckling Spring Keyboard Switch

External Links

• The Wikipedia Page on IMB Model F Keyboard
• The Deskthority Wiki Page on the IBM Model F
• The Wikipedia Page on Buckling Spring Keyswitches
• An Article by Popular Mechanics Titled "The Best Keyboard Ever Is Back"