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Contents

1 1960s
2 1970s
3 1980s
- 3.1 1981
- 3.2 1984
- 3.3 1985
- 3.4 1987
- 3.5 1989
- 3.6 Not known
4 1990s
- 4.1 1994
- 4.2 1997
5 2000s
- 5.1 2008
6 2010s
- 6.1 2012

1960s

1970s

1980s

1981

Capacitive buckling spring in the IBM Model F

1984

Cherry MX Black
Alps CM family

1985

Membrane buckling spring in the IBM Enhanced Keyboard ("Model M")

1987

Cherry MX White

1989

Cherry MX Clear

Not known

1990s

1994

Cherry MX Brown

1997

XM family

2000s

2008

Cherry MX Red

2010s

2012

~~Fuhua Alps~~
Matias switch

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