Talk:Bit-paired keyboard
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UK bit-pairing tradition
[edit]This article mentions the bit-pairing layouts of UK 8-bits (which is fine) but not of more powerful computers. I had physical evidence of these, but unfortunately it is now lost. In the 90s, I received some stock from a computer recycler. In that stock, every one of the keyboards which was not PC-comaptible had a bit-pairing layout. To judge by their styles, none were made in the 70s; all were 80s. It would be lovely if a better researcher than myself could find some more info and add it to the article. :) But perhaps I'll ask on a keyboard forum. -- eekee 84.68.4.93 (talk) 22:54, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Commodore machines
[edit]Commodore used the bit-paired layout exclusively on their 8-bit machines. Even the versions of the PET where numbers could only be typed on the numeric keypad retained the positioning of the bit-paired shifted keys on the top row. The Commodore 128, which had a new, larger keyboard module, retained the bit-paired layout and was designed in 1986.
The Amigas are a mixed bag. A perusal of Amiga keyboard images online shows some with bit-paired layouts, some with Selectric layouts, and some with the key-caps marked with BOTH. These were produced from 1986 to the company's demise in 1994. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.157.155.220 (talk) 16:20, 20 December 2021 (UTC)