![]() They were not the code monkeys of the church of emacs who could not handle using their pinky for more than one thing, nor were they the hackers of the church of vim who liked to hold the awful membrane keyboards on their laps, or even atheists who use getit or notepad or Text Wrangler to code.Īnd one day a gamer, we don’t know who and we don’t know when, accidentally used one of the old OmniKeys or perhaps an Avant Stellar and discovered that a mechanical keyboard is superior to the task and will help you win. Suddenly, years after the demise of the original mechanical keyboards, a new generation of mechanical keyboards emerged.ĭas Keyboard for the PC, Matias Mechanical or the Mac (yes, early Macs had their own mechanical form as well) and, more recently, Aukey. These keyboards spread and became common in gamer world, and other manufacturers started to make clicky keyboards as well. ![]() And things have gotten more complicated and nuanced. There are now several kinds of key mechanisms offering a wide range of experiences, and in some cases, these different kinds of key mechanisms are mixed and matched on one machine. Some keyboards have lit keys, sometimes very cleverly lit. There are different levels of mechanical lifespan as well, and of course, different costs. It is now possible, as it always has been, to spend well over $100, perhaps over $200 on a keyboard, but a mechanical keyboard that is fun and functional can also be acquired for closer to $50. When someone refers to the “key” of a “keyboard” they are often talking about the key cap, the part you press. This part can generally be removed with a keycap puller. ![]() Underneath the key cap is the key switch. The key switch is the mechanical part, with a little up and down thingie that interfaces internally with click-making magical parts and the electronics needed to send a signal to your computer.Ī key cap sitting on a key switch, properly, is a key.Īs the key is depressed, the mechanism reaches an “actuation point.” This is the moment where the signal is sent from your keyboard to your computer.
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