History of the Computer Keyboard 

Me: what should I write for my essay. Me:finds his video and copies everything Linus says.

Nice to see Max again

You didn't even mention ALPS switches, which I'm still typing on right now.

1:50 Fun fact: the character codes generated by the arrow keys in that arrangement were in the order “A, B, D, C”. This information was brought to you by CSI en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_Sequence_Introducer

0:50 i love these moments, even the little details matter!

These stories make me appreciate the microcomputer more and more like an avid typist and keyboard specialist. Techquickie, you did a superb job!⌨

5:59 lmfao!! wtf Only Linus would think of that one XD lol

My grandfather gave me his old Model F keyboard. Had it since he retired from IBM in the 90's. It was sweet to find out that it was so notable.

i was five when my grandpa died. he was a typewriter repairman. never knew it until 2002ish where i had the highest WPM (in middle school) on modern a computer/keyboard, and my dad told me about him. apparently grandpa was a hunt and pecker, and never serviced computers. but he did "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" quicker than I ever could. it was his last test before finishing a job

Amazing video u never cease to amaze linus

How about you release that Nvidia Shield that you bought from the NCIX auction.

Cherry was the cheap alternative to Alps switches, which were the most commonly used switches after buckling spring.

Wait, Cherry got their start on Amiga keyboards??? You learn something new every day!

Max Max Max 4:44

I'm seriously in love my keyboards now 💛

I was watching this with my mom, and 4:45 was not a very pleasurable moment...

Just picked up an IBM Model F AT. Awesome board!!

Amazing, I love the video

This video is very brief (in a dubious way) about everything in general. Beam spring switches existed since the early 70s, and typewriters were converted for computer use since the 60s. The earlier buckling spring used capacitive sending rather than direct contact.

Awesome research guys..

when my wireless keyboard with touchpad got ruined by coffee spill, I did a lot of research for my next keyboard, and wanted a mechanical keyboard. and finally went with a simulated mechanical keyboard with backlighting, by Red Gear. :) like said, the feedback of the keys pressing feels really good

When linus doesn't mention alps(*triggered*)

Can you do the history of the cell phone? it seems like a good series to start. Almost as good as the factory tours in LTT. FYI mobile phones go back to when we cracked the human genome and boy bands roamed the earth alongside the majestic stone temple pilots.

4:45 bodypillow? Whos room is this?

Doritos crums? Nono, a hot soldering iron falling to the wrong side is more dangerous for my keyboard

Love u linus!

0:59 man we used to use the "and &" symbol allot more then we do now and I think it should make a come back 🤙😂

I watch these in 2.0x speed as it’s called as fast as possible

I wonder what Techquickie will be like in 20 years.

First time I see a tq video in a 4k tv

No joke. I've always been curious about this

Thank you but there are a few things you missed (I know , I was there). The IMSAI 8080 had a keyboard cable that was very thick because every mechanical key was a switch. There was no serial interface. A large connector with 50? connections sent the discrete signal to a transistor causing it to go high or low. /// The membrane switch was better than the mechanical but were popular because they were cheaper ($$$). The were supplanted by the Hall-Effect switch. ///The connector was a Large (1/2" cylindrical) 6 pin (Serial comm@ 5VDC) going in the 90"s. Then PS2, Then USB, then wireless.

Wow, linus is hosting again

Would like to hear the history of the different keys' functionality - that is, when where they introduced

Linus Techquickie is the best channel! :)

Tech Quickie, bringing back Linus Orange Hands each time they use that orange screen background.

I would like you to make a video of AVX and AVX2 (talking about processors) to explain what it is and if it is really important and for what is it 🤩 hope you consider it

You missed a couple of amusing elements - The original 'PC' layout keyboard had 10 function keys grouped on the left, so things like the ever popular alt+F4 were a simple muscle-memory command. The upper levels of IBM, surprised at the popularity of the PC, decided they should be running things. One of their first ideas was to give the machine a proper keyboard, y'know like a teleprinter with the function keys along the top, giving rise to the shift+alt+left elbow method of working. Some of the better ideas died the death as machines came with a keyboard, notable integrated pointing devices. At one time I had a Keycat board with a (IIRC) 3" track ball in place of the numeric keypad. Brilliant for graphics working (and games) but they used a 25 pin serial connector. The IBM Trackpoint keyboard is still available (although only the two-button version) and it is unquestionably a superbly built board with excellent keys (and not requiring a mouse saves a lot of desk space) but it is pricy by my standards (I still want one). The best upgrade for the modern super-cheap scratch pad with its 'click here at random' feature (as used on portable entertainment devices) is a strip of old computer case bent into a U shape to slip over the thing to prevent it messing up your work (I used to just turn them off but one came to life unexpectedly and damn near cost me a weeks worth of work).

No mention of QWERTZ? Would've been nice to know why that layout is fairly popular as well while having mostly the same letter layout but all the symbols at different positions.

QWERTY became common because those early typewriters were much higher quality than anything available at the time, so they sold well and people got used to the layout. Changing the layout would've meant retraining people who were used to it, which would've meant a massive loss in productivity (in a time where everything was done on paper), so they had to stick with the layout

Awe. Max is Still In this video😭

Do'h! What the ****! I was late for my love, TechQuickie?

Good video

Damn thats some set-up 6:07 for a quick shot :P

Everyone's talking about Max at 4:44 but they all miss out on the yoko body pillow lol

4:45 nice pillow back there

Next time you say "bitrate",have the editor show a photo of theon greyjoy..ahh sorry I meant reek and then you say not "betrayed" you castrated(cling) "bitrate" the rate of bits

0:40 there are discussions about this. One theory is that it was influenced by telegraph operators when translating Morse "The code represents Z as ‘· · · ·’ which is often confused with the digram SE, more frequently-used than Z. Sometimes Morse receivers in United States cannot determine whether Z or SE is applicable, especially in the first letter(s) of a word, before they receive following letters. Thus S ought to be placed near by both Z and E on the keyboard for Morse receivers to type them quickly (by the same reason C ought to be placed near by IE. But, in fact, C was more often confused with S)."

what was that glorious looking keyboard before the optical switch graphic?

please i want to know how to repair registry problems and optimize it for my windows 10 is there any solutions to reduce startup time of my pc ??

i work for the guy who worked for IBM, and did membrane switches, which my company still does today :)

Micro-controller video please! :)

wat is the 66 macro key keyboard called?

Monitor: Keyboard not found... press "F1" to continue, "delete" to enter setup. Me: What the hell?

I love keyboard jam!

Hey, could you guys do a video on why upload speeds are slower than download speeds?

that logitech keyboard you showed us is on my desk right now.

Hey, can you explain the origins of the AZERTY keyboard such as are still currently used in France.

3:40 The IBM model M still had a membrane under the switch

Cool !

You need to add captions to the video!

Since they came out with quiet keyboards I have never wanted one of the noisy mechanical things ever again!

I would love to see a "History Of Backlit keyboards" video.

i enjoy feedback. can't stand laptop flat boards, I need a bit of elevation (keep your keyboards legs in the stand position~) the weirdest keyboard i used was a flat gel one thats gimmick was it could fold and you could clean spills off of. it was fine because i didn't buy it, and it never went wonky or anything, i just prefer a standard keyboard with 10-key on the side. gosh i miss phones having physical keyboards

3:33 hey! that's my keyboard!

Finally

Laptop sleep sensors don't use a reed switch, they are using a hall effect sensor.

...i miss Max

@4:39 Better quality does not necessarily mean something special. Praising Cherry MX switches for longevity and consistence is like praising MC Donalds burgers for having consistent and adequate quality. Cherry MX switches are the Big Macs of keyboard switches. They are above average in all categories but excellent in none.

LINUS: I'd say that 'terminals' became, er 'popular', in the late 70's.

I want a Keyboard like the Left-Handed one that is curved!!! Are there any like that today??

Well Linus why for the europe keyboards its not qwerty but azerty and a am a french canadian or quebecois and i have a qwerty keyboard ?

Hey linus can you explain printers and why they're so crappy to get working on a day to day bases?

Yeah!

i left when he called closing a laptop "closing the lid"

watching this video on MacBook Air. and I was laughing when the 30-ton pc pic came

0:29 Indeed Sayori is. 0:49 Oooooh goddammit.

1:12 is that pic from the Computer History Museum? 👀

I've gotta have dem gold plated keycaps, yo.

No Topre mention? No love for GLORIOUS CUP RUBBER?

4:36 Oh my god I know this all to well, like damn It's bad being a roommate to a noisy overwatch/league gamer.

"Speaking of Jam!" sponsor spot missed

Did you know the longest word you can type using only the top row on your keyboard is 'typewriter'?

Am I the only one who expects a company that sells cool new books when they hear zhe company name FreshBooks?

6:02 LOL

I saw a linus ad and i watched this

I've the same logitech keyboard that you shown 😁

thank you so muchhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!

nice vid, you're probably never gonna read this but still where is keyboard "ghosting" ? and USB / PS/2 ...... seems to me like those topics go into the history of keyboards ?

History of Dolby Digital!!

Nice video, can you do the history of RGB next?😉😏

You should've used a picture of John Dvorak - that would've been a nerdy joke.

wheres video exclusive for model m

4:48 the baddest acting i have ever seen

Please can we do the history of techquickie like and reply if you agree oh and the history of KFC😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 please

Very nice! For those interested, youtubes own chyrosran22 has a lot of vintage and modern keyboard reviews.

Fuck me. This video popped in the feed and I thought that Max had come back.

No mention of Alps? :C

Lol the Linus tech tips shirt

What was the keyboard with all the macros