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Key Tronic Corporation introduced one of the first capacitive-based keyboard technologies in 1978 that did not use self-contained switches. IBM developed their own keyboards based on patented buckling spring mechanisms where a spring beneath the key triggers a hammer to complete a circuit between plastic sheets when pressed, making a clicking sound.

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Key Tronic Corporation introduced one of the first capacitive-based keyboard technologies in 1978 that did not use self-contained switches. IBM developed their own keyboards based on patented buckling spring mechanisms where a spring beneath the key triggers a hammer to complete a circuit between plastic sheets when pressed, making a clicking sound.

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Key Tronic Corporation introduced capacitive-based switches in 1978, one of the

first keyboard technologies that did not use self-contained switches.[39] The
switch plunger was simply a sponge pad with a conductive-coated Mylar plastic
sheet, and the printed circuit board below had two half-moon trace patterns. The
capacitance between the plunger pad and the patterns on the PCB below changed when
the key was depressed, which was monitored by integrated circuits (IC). These
keyboards were said to be as reliable as other "solid-state switch" keyboards like
inductive and Hall-effect, but less expensive than direct-contact keyboards.
Keyboards start around $60.
Meanwhile, IBM developed their own keyboards, based on patented technology: older
IBM keyboards[40] used a "buckling spring" mechanism, in which a coil spring
beneath the key buckles under pressure from the user's finger, triggering a hammer
that presses two plastic sheets (membranes) with conductive traces together,
completing a circuit. This makes a clicking sound and gives the typist physical
feedback, indicating that the key has been depressed .[41]

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