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Invention of Typewriter
First ever typewriter was invented in 1868 by Christopher Latham Soles -
Creation of QWERTY Layout
The QWERTY keyboard layout patented by Sholes and his partner James Densmore in 1878. -
Creation of Dvorak layout
Simplified keyboard or Dvorak layout was patented -
Keyboard Experiments at MIT
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology begins experimenting with direct keyboard inputting on computers. -
I.B.M. system development
I.B.M. develops the System/360, a popular mainframe computer system, which introduced specialized command keys like Esc, Alt, Ctrl, Pause, Break and SysRq -
I.B.M develops 83-key keyboard
I.B.M. introduces its Personal Computer with an 83-key keyboard that has 10 function keys, a NumLock key, Esc, Alt, Ctrl, SysRq and other mainframe keys. -
IBM invents 101 key keyboard
After two years of development, I.B.M. introduces an enhanced 101-key keyboard that can be used across all its platforms and systems. Other manufacturers adopt it as a de facto standard. -
Natural Keyboard invention for computer use
n anticipation of Windows 95, Microsoft introduces the Natural Keyboard, which has three extra keys that enable the use of the operating system without a mouse.