December 20, 1996 · Peripheral
Happy Hacking Keyboard (1996)
A 60-key compact keyboard designed for Unix users, co-developed with Eiiti Wada.
It put Control where Caps Lock sits on modern keyboards and Escape beside the digits. The original used rubber-dome membrane; Topre switches came with the Professional line.
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Facts
- Date
- December 20, 1996
- Kind
- Peripheral: Keyboard
- Maker or publisher
- PFU
- Platforms
- DOS, Windows, Mac
- Keys
- 60
- Layout
- Unix
- Connection
- PS/2 / serial
- Works with
- DOS, Windows, Mac
Source: Wikipedia
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- IBM Model M keyboard (rival, 1985)
- Windows 95 (works with, 1995)
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