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by nitrogen 4674 days ago
The Model M uses buckling springs. Rubber domes are the cheap keyboards you get for $10.
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cjh_ 4674 days ago
Not quite, the 'Model M' actually refers to a collection of keyboards, some of which used rubber domes (see column 2 of [1] for a quick reference)

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_M#Features_by_part_numbe...

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nitrogen 4674 days ago
Interesting. I have a few IBM non-buckling-spring keyboards, but didn't realize they might also fall under the "Model M" designation.
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chiph 4674 days ago
They're like the Klingons from TOS -- we just don't talk about them.
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