Converged Keyboard

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Provided by the ASK Keyboard Dictionary

Category: Form-factors Origin: Official See more info

"Converged Keyboard" was IBM's official name for a 104-key, 122-key or similar terminal or terminal emulator keyboard with a two-row 24-key function key area, a plus-shaped arrow key cluster and a left-side two-column 10-key area. The concept was introduced in 1983 with the IBM 3290 Information Panel's 104-key Model F keyboard and is seen as a successor to the Base Keyboard. IBM Model F and Model M family keyboards understood to be "unsaver", "battleship" or "battlecruiser" style by the keyboard enthusiast community are all a part of the IBM Converged Keyboard lineage. Their "Converged layout" served as the primary basis for the subsequent Enhanced Keyboard's Enhanced layout, the base layout for most modern, industry-standard keyboards.

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