A timeline of IBM keyboard history
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The IBM and family keyboard timeline is an illustrated overview of some of the most important events affecting IBM, Lexmark, Unicomp, Lenovo and Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions keyboards. This includes notable keyboard releases and withdrawals, corporate history like company founding, divestures and change in OEMs, and patents. Due to their relationship and impact on the keyboards around them, host devices such as personal computers, terminals, consoles and typewriters also appear throughout the timeline. 143 events have been recorded for the "show all" versions of the timeline.
[1] IBM introduces the PC Convertible, an early laptop-style entry in the original IBM Personal Computer family. It features a modular LCD and has a rear extendable bus interface that allows the user to attach various add-ons such as a printer or CRT Display Adapter one after the other. It also features an Alps-made keyboard assembly with Alps SKCM "Brown" (most keys) & SKCL Compact (half-height keys) keyswitches.
- Federico Leva @ Wikimedia - File:Home computer portatile - Museo scienza tecnologia Milano 14618.jpg [accessed 2025-04-06]. License/note: CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped).
