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ClickyKeyboards

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ClickyKeyboards

Sells new and vintage models of the IBM model M keyboard, based on the design of the IBM mechanical typewriter.

Archivist and authoritative researcher on variants of the model M keyboard. Researched and traveled to warehouses throughout the United States for the remaining stockpiles of these rare Made in USA computer keyboards. Making them available to typists, transcriptionists, IT professionals and vintage keyboard aficionados worldwide.

04/25/2026

COMING SOON: Ctrl-M replacement controller TRANSFORMS your vintage ps/2 IBM model M into a modern USB keyboard running QMK reprogrammable firmware.

To express your interest and make a reservation, contact us through the ClickyKeyboards website. We have a limited batch that will be available the first week of May 2026 and expect to sell out. Will restock depending on overall interest.

This batch of Ctrl-M replacement controllers will be fully assembled (no soldering required) at a cost of $50 per unit.

04/18/2026

This 1987 Model M hadn’t been cleaned in 38+ years…
See the transformation.

04/11/2026

A buckling spring is a mechanical keyswitch mechanism used primarily in computer keyboards, featuring a coiled compression spring that buckles laterally under key depression to provide tactile feedback, an audible click, and reliable electrical contact registration.

The mechanism operates by compressing a helical spring axially until it reaches a critical point, causing it to catastrophically buckle and generate a torsional force. This action actuates a pivoting hammer or rocker that interacts with capacitive or membrane contacts to complete the circuit, delivering a sharp "snap" and distinct sound often described as "thock" or "click-clack."

04/04/2026

+7 IBM Model M keyboards successfully restored during the week of April 4, 2026. Quality tools endure, but IBM Model M keyboards achieve true timelessness.

04/01/2026

Born on this day, 01 April, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Seven (1987)

This iconic technology artifact of the 20th century is constructed around individual 101 buckling-springs with a steel internal backplate. Forged by IBM thirty-nine (39) years ago, the IBM model M keyboard remains highly useful and iconic today.

03/28/2026

Another successful teardown and rebuild of a customer's 1988 IBM Model M keyboard.

Eighty (80) detailed photos illustrate the transformation of a customized keyboard, highlighting the before and after condition along with Unicomp, Inc. key tops in red, green, and blue.

03/21/2026

Maintaining the Strategic Model M Spare Parts Reserve (SMMSPR) to protect against supply disruptions and to ensure that IBM model M keyboards shall not perish from the face of the Earth.

03/14/2026

Found a time capsule!

Just unboxed this absolutely pristine, New Old Stock (NOS) IBM keyboard. Sitting snug in its original styrofoam packaging.

Check out the close-up for a look at those crispy legends. This is a Turkish layout (QWERTY-TR), making it a truly unique piece of tech history to add to the collection. One can already hear the satisfying buckling spring click just looking at it.

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03/07/2026

It is a HARD WEAR exemplar of IBM PC hardware—heavy and built to last, like a mechanical typewriter. Retro tech like IBM’s Model M keyboard is making a comeback. Originally launched in 1985, it’s considered the Stradivarius of keyboards, loved by programmers and novelists. You can find one from a computer-relic expert like ClickyKeyboards.com, and add the MODEL M to your eighties-nostalgia collection alongside MADONNA and MORRISSEY

+7 IBM model M keyboards added to inventory for the week of March 7, 2026.

02/27/2026

IBM model M keyboard (1391401)
Born: Friday, 27 FEB 1987
6 pounds, 12 ounces

Friday, February 27, 2026
Congratulations on completing 39 laps around the Sun.

02/20/2026

Proudly celebrating 22 years of unwavering dedication to exceptional IBM clicky keyboard operations (February 20, 2004-2026) ClickyKeyboards

02/14/2026

Love story on how a keyboard traveled from Mexico to Japan to US and back.

🇲🇽 >🇺🇸>🇯🇵>🇺🇸 > 🇯🇵 = ❤️❤️❤️

- IBM model M13 keyboard in stealth black built in Mexico on May 27, 1997.
- (unknown life story from 1997 - 2026)
- Customer made initially inquiry to ClickyKeyboards about diagnosing broken keyboard. - January 9, 2026.
- Purchased repair and restoration service - January 12.
- Travelled from Japan to US - January 14 - January 21.
- Received keyboard in workshop - January 22.
- Repaired keyboard and performed deep cleaning - January 24.
- Keyboard returned from US back to Japan - January 27 - January 30.
Customer reunited with his beloved keyboard on January 31, 2026.

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Middletown, NJ
07748

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5am
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 12pm

Website

http://www.clickykeyboards.com/

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