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| *http://www.modelm.org | * | ||
| *http://www.dansdata.com/ibmkeyboard.htm | * | ||
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The IBM Model M keyboard was manufactured by IBM and then Lexmark, starting in the 1980s. Built extremely solidly, with a heavy steel backplate and fully swappable keycaps, its sturdiness and versatility allows it to outlive virtually any other computer component, and its buckling-spring key design gives it a precise if noisy feel that is a boon for touch-typists. Famous for its design and its long life, the keyboard is popular among many in the hacker community. It is one of the only computer components one can own that is as useful today as it was almost twenty years ago, an unheard of value in computer technology.