IBM Electronic Typewriter 50/60/75 Keyboard Assembly

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Admiral Shark's Keyboards (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
1978Reed-sensed Electronic Typewriter Keyboard AssemblyTypebars registered by reed sensorsMore info on this keyboard

eg, P/N 1440401

54-key integrated keyboard assembly with On/Off rocker switch for IBM Electronic Typewriters models 50, 60 and 75, IBM's first typewriters that were electronic rather than [electro]mechanical (ie, able to perform some amount of internal processing via electronics than rely on mechanical elements). The keyboard assembly seems inspired by IBM Card Punch keyboards but uses a series of magnetic reed sensors for key-stroke sensing. The keys can lock, which requires the host typewriter to unlock them.

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