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 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 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 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 ...

When the IBM Model F released in 1982 it was, from a PC standpoint, pretty much the only mainstream keyboard out there. Similar to VHS tapes, they were so popular that when better newer models ...

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 ...

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]. … ...

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 ...