1.25-unit enter key

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Provided by the ASK Keyboard Dictionary

Acronyms/initialisms: TIE Category: Layouts

Also known as: tiny-ass enter

The 1.25-unit enter or return key is one that horizontally long but just 1.25 units so. It comprises the shared area between ANSI and ISO enter keys. IBM notably used such a return key on various Model F family keyboards such as the alphanumeric IBM 4704 Display Station keyboards (types 472X-200, 472X-300 and 470X-400) and the IBM 4980 Display Station Typewriter Keyboard.

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ASK. Admiral Shark's Keyboards original content. License/note: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Wazrach @ deskthority - IBM 4980 Model F Battleship (DONE) [accessed 2023-08-03]. License/note: permission to use photos requested and given via DMs.

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