Why are mechanical-switch keyboards called mechanical keyboards? Aren't all keyboards technically mechanical? A keyboard translates a user's mechanical input into electrical output. Dome-switch, scissor-switch, buckling-spring, they all rely on mechanics to function, therefore are all technically mechanical keyboards. So why are only the mechanical-switch keyboards called mechanical keyboards?
Why is it called a mechanical keyboard?
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someguynamedmatt
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We can have membrane keyboards, mechanical keyboards, and buckling-spring keyboards.
Or, we can have contact resistive flat-panel membrane keyboards, electromechanical tactile pushbutton keyboards, and buckling-spring torsional snap actuator keyboards.
Take your pick. This world would be awful if we always called everything by exactly what they are.
Or, we can have contact resistive flat-panel membrane keyboards, electromechanical tactile pushbutton keyboards, and buckling-spring torsional snap actuator keyboards.
Take your pick. This world would be awful if we always called everything by exactly what they are.
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