History of Keyboards

  • First Keyboard

    First Keyboard
    This was designed to make writing more effective, but the downfall was that it also made writing much more slowly due to its slow speed.
  • Simplified Keyboard

    Simplified Keyboard
    This keyboard was invented to eliminate the problems (like gear malfunction) that the Qwerty had. For this model, the letters were arranged so that the letters most used were in the center/home. This is the same arrangement that you see on keyboards today.
  • ASR-32

    ASR-32
    The only difference was that it had an automatic paper receiver and a bit more durable.
  • IBM-83

    IBM-83
    This keyboard was the first to connect to computers and kind of what you think of when you imagine an old computer.
  • Natural Keyboard

    Natural Keyboard
    It just felled more natural and better when you were typing.
  • Illuminated Keyboard

    Illuminated Keyboard
    the keys were clear so light could shine through it and you could type in the dark.
  • Laser Keyboard

    Was just a virtual keyboard made from a lazer so there were no clicks
  • Touch screen keyboard

    It's the keyboards on your phones and iPads