Computer keyboard technology notes
The following pages are represent my ongoing research and documentation process into the history of computer keyboard technology. All pages are subject to change as new information becomes available. See the updates page for changes.
Brands
Keyboard and switch brands
- Alps
- Amkey
- Apple
- Bunker Ramo
- Cherry
- Chomerics
- C. P. Clare & Company
- Controls Research Corp (CRC)
- Dai-Ichi
- Datacomp
- Data Interfaces (DII)
- Datanetics
- Dell
- Digitran
- FR Electronics
- Elec-Trol
- Fujitsu
- Futaba
- Gateron
- George Risk Industries (GRI)
- Greetech
- Hi-Tek and NMB
- IMSAI (IMS Associates, Inc.)
- Invac
- ITW, Cortron and Licon
- Jameco
- Jelco
- The Keyboard Company
- Key Tronic
- Магніт (Магнит/Magnit)
- Marquardt
- Matsushita/Panasonic
- Maxi-Switch
- Mechanical Enterprises (MEI)
- Micro Switch/Honeywell
- Minebea/MinebeaMitsumi
- Mitsumi
- NAVCOR (Navigation Computer Corp)
- Oak
- Omron
- Parex
- PED (Pye Electro-Devices)
- Pendar, France, and ESM
- Pertec
- RAFI
- Raytheon
- RFT
- SAGEM
- Samsung
- Sasse
- Siemens
- SMK
- Stackpole
- Tai-Hao
- TESLA
- Tipro
- Tulip
Component manufacturers
- American Micro-Systems
- Electronic Arrays
- General Instrument
- Halbleiterwerk Frankfurt (Oder) (HFO)
- MOS Technology
- National Semiconductor
- SMC (Standard Microsystems)
Keyboard technology
Research
- Eastern Bloc types
- Keycap compatibility
- Keycap mounts (Keycap compatibility II)
- Patents
- Listings of available products
- Non-keyboard part data
- Factual nuggets
- Knowledge bookmarks
- Keyboard–switch database
Other
- About
- My switch collection
- Notable switches
- Wishlist (parts and information)
- Updates