The second coming of IBM's Model F keyboard is upon us. A new project is bringing four new mechanical keyboards featuring the buckling spring switch. The switch debuted with the Model F in 1981.

IBM's popular Model F keyboard is making a brief comeback after 30 years of being off the market, and it can be ordered for $325.

The original IBM Model F debuted in 1981. It would be three more years before Cherry patented the switch design, eventually giving rise to most of today's fancy mechanical keyboards .

The Model F Ultra Compact is a hardcore buckling spring keyboard for nostalgic enthusiasts. For fans of the classic IBM keyboard, it's like reuniting with an old friend.

The good news is, thanks to Joe's hard work and sweat equity, along with a team of engineers and programmers that helped, and a cool $100K in investment, the IBM Model F has been reborn via the ...

The IBM Model F greeted the world in 1981 with a good ten pounds of die-cast zinc and keys that crash down on buckling metal springs as they descend. It's a sensation today's clickiest keyboards ...

The new Model F keyboards are being produced by one Joe Strandberg (Opens in a new window), who spent about $100,000 setting up a factory in China to produce the keyboards.

Some hew close to the original Model F design, while others combine the Model M design with Model F-based internals. Compact and split keyboard designs are also available. Users can choose between ...

Look closely at this beauty. No, that’s not a chopped IBM Model M or anything — it’s a custom 40% capacitive buckling spring keyboard with an ortholinear layout made by [durken]. … ...

A member of the Deskthority forums who goes by “Durken” recently shared a custom build that looks like a perfect recreation of an IBM Model F keyboard, but scaled to 40% of its original size ...

But IBM’s ’80s keyboard didn’t use modern mechanical switches. It used buckling springs over a membrane sheet that made keys feel heavier to push than the keys on the preceding Model F ...

There’s a mystique in old keyboard circles around the IBM Model M, the granddaddy of PC keyboards with those famous buckling spring key switches. The original Model M was a substantial affair… ...