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by PhantomGremlin 2645 days ago
The problem of how to build a highly highly reliable keyboard was solved in the mid 1970s (to my knowledge, perhaps earlier). The hall-effect keyboard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_technology#Hall-effec...

I worked for a company that used them for data entry. People would type on them for 8 hours a day for months at a time. Reliably. It was hard to wear one out.

Too bad Apple won't start with something smart like that and miniaturize it for laptop use.