bettablue
Veteran Member
So is there any real difference between AT keyboard as supplied with the IBM 5150 PC, and 5160 PC/XT computers, and the Model F? What are those differences and do those differences even matter? Also, I know that early 5170 PC/AT computers came with an AT keyboard, but later ones came supplied with a Model M keyboard. Does that mean the Model M can be also used with either the 5150, and 5160 computers?
I personally like the Model M much better than I do the AT style, as the 101 key layout the Model M introduced, has become the standard of the industry. If possible, and just in my computer/hobby room, I have an extra Model M I would like to use while working on some of the IBM computers I either have, or will soon have. It would be nice just to have a standard location for the different keys. And other than the function keys, and the idea that the Model M doesn't have a F11, or F12 doesn't seem to be an issue; at least so far.
I personally like the Model M much better than I do the AT style, as the 101 key layout the Model M introduced, has become the standard of the industry. If possible, and just in my computer/hobby room, I have an extra Model M I would like to use while working on some of the IBM computers I either have, or will soon have. It would be nice just to have a standard location for the different keys. And other than the function keys, and the idea that the Model M doesn't have a F11, or F12 doesn't seem to be an issue; at least so far.