Editing Keyswitch timeline

Dates noted correspond to the availability of the switch to customers, unless noted otherwise.

Struck-through items indicate where a product ended production.

==1960s==
===1968===
*[[Datanetics elastic diaphragm array]]
*[[Micro Switch SW Series]] (possibly not on sale until 1970)

==1970s==
===1970===
*[[Cherry M7]] (as 'Gold "Crosspoint" Contact Switch'; possibly 1969)

===1971===
*IBM [[beam spring]]

===1973===
*[[Datanetics DC-50 series]]
*[[Datanetics DC-60 series]]

===1975===
*[[RAFI RS 74 C]]
*[[RAFI RS 74 M]]

===1976===
*[[RAFI RS 76 C]]
*[[RAFI RS 76 M]]

==1980s==
===1980===
*[[Siemens STB|Siemens STB 11]]

===1981===
*[[IBM capacitive buckling spring]] in the [[IBM Model F]]
*[[Topre switch]] in the prototype keyboard on display in Topre's Sagamihara plant.

===1983===
*[[Alps SKCL/SKCM series]] (approximately)
*[[Cherry MX]]
*[[Marquardt Series 6180]]
*[[Topre switch]] (introduction)

===1985===
*[[IBM membrane buckling spring]] in the [[IBM Enhanced Keyboard]] ("Model M")
*[[Siemens STB|Siemens STB 21]]

===1987===
*[[Marquardt Series 6184]]

==1990s==
===1991===
*[[IBM buckling rubber sleeve]]

===1994===
*[[Cherry MX Brown]]

===1995===
*<del>[[Marquardt Series 6180]]</del>

===1996===
*[[Cherry ML]]

===1997===
*[[Xiang Min KSB series]]

==2000s==
===2000===
*<del>[[Marquardt Series 6184]]</del>

===2005===
*<del>[[ITW magnetic valve]]</del>
*<del>[[RAFI RS 74 M]]</del>

===2008===
*[[Cherry MX Red]]

==2010s==
===2012===
*<del>[[Alps SKBL/SKBM series]]</del>
*[[Matias switch]]

===2013===
*<del>[[Cherry M8]]</del>

===2014===
*[[Cherry MX RGB Red]]
*[[Cherry MX RGB Brown]]
*[[Cherry MX RGB Blue]]
*[[Cherry MX RGB Black]]
*[[Razer switch]]

===2015===
*<del>[[Cherry MX Lock]]</del>
*<del>[[Clare/Pendar low profile reed]]</del>

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