8BitDo is releasing an IBM-inspired look for its $100 wireless mechanical keyboard. Keyboard enthusiasts love regaling normies with tales of IBM’s buckling spring keyboards and the precedent they set ...
There’s a mystique in old keyboard circles around the IBM Model M, the granddaddy of PC keyboards with those famous buckling spring key switches. The original Model M was a substantial affair with a ...
Is that really a big deal for keyboards? My Model M still uses a PS/2 to USB adapter, it's not like you'd be losing transfer speed by having to use a USB A to C adapter.
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, ...
In a nutshell: 8BitDo is now accepting pre-orders for its latest retro mechanical keyboard, a throwback to IBM's legendary Model M from the mid-80s. The new M Edition technically isn't new at all. The ...