Keyswitch timeline: Revision history

30 December 2021

• curprev 15:2915:29, 30 December 2021 >Sharktastica m 1,800 bytes 0 →1991 undo
• curprev 15:2915:29, 30 December 2021 >Sharktastica m 1,800 bytes +44 →1990s undo

7 April 2018

• curprev 10:5810:58, 7 April 2018 >Daniel beardsmore 1,756 bytes +34 →1968: SW Series dates are uncertain at present undo
• curprev 10:5510:55, 7 April 2018 >Daniel beardsmore 1,722 bytes +150 Added Datanetics and Micro Switch from 1968; alphabetical within years; strike-through explained undo

4 May 2017

• curprev 07:3707:37, 4 May 2017 >Daniel beardsmore 1,572 bytes +46 →2010s: −Clare/Pendar low profile reed undo

15 July 2016

• curprev 20:4220:42, 15 July 2016 >Daniel beardsmore 1,526 bytes +43 →2010s: RIP Cherry MX Lock undo

21 June 2016

• curprev 17:3517:35, 21 June 2016 >Daniel beardsmore 1,483 bytes −107 Additional RAFI entries; changed MX Black (84) to MX (83) as we have an exact date for the latter and no reference for the former; removed entries where the dates are unproven undo

30 May 2016

• curprev 22:5922:59, 30 May 2016 >Daniel beardsmore 1,590 bytes −35 And another one ... removed APC switch (actual introduction was much later, but we're not clear when yet) undo
• curprev 22:5822:58, 30 May 2016 >Daniel beardsmore 1,625 bytes +75 Corrected entries for Marquardt Series 6180 and 6184 undo
• curprev 22:5522:55, 30 May 2016 >Daniel beardsmore 1,550 bytes +145 Added DC-50, DC-60 and (per catalogue deduction) Cherry gold crosspoint undo

25 June 2015

• curprev 16:0916:09, 25 June 2015 >Olevoip m 1,405 bytes +164 Added Cherry ML, RAFI, Siemens STB undo

31 December 2014

• curprev 15:3415:34, 31 December 2014 >Daniel beardsmore m 1,241 bytes −108 Relinked BS undo

30 December 2014

• curprev 16:2616:26, 30 December 2014 >Daniel beardsmore 1,349 bytes +2 Recategorised undo

23 April 2014

• curprev 22:2322:23, 23 April 2014 >Daniel beardsmore 1,347 bytes +56 →2010s: +Razer, −M8 undo

18 January 2014

• curprev 21:2221:22, 18 January 2014 >Daniel beardsmore 1,291 bytes +11 →2012: Correcting Alps switch names undo
• curprev 21:2121:21, 18 January 2014 >Daniel beardsmore 1,280 bytes +7 →1980s: Earliest known year for Alps SKCL is 1983 undo

6 December 2013

• curprev 00:0100:01, 6 December 2013 >Daniel beardsmore 1,273 bytes −144 →2013: MX RGB is being demoed next year. Yay for future dates in the timeline undo

5 December 2013

• curprev 20:1920:19, 5 December 2013 >Daniel beardsmore m 1,417 bytes +144 →2013: Details unclear at present undo
• curprev 20:1720:17, 5 December 2013 >Daniel beardsmore 1,273 bytes +109 →2010s: New Cherry MX switches undo

14 November 2013

• curprev 23:2223:22, 14 November 2013 >Daniel beardsmore m 1,164 bytes +8 Text replace - "Cherry MX Grey" to "Cherry MX Tactile Grey" undo
• curprev 23:1923:19, 14 November 2013 >Daniel beardsmore m 1,156 bytes +2 Text replace - "Cherry MX Dark Grey" to "Cherry MX Linear Grey" undo

16 October 2013

• curprev 23:2123:21, 16 October 2013 >Daniel beardsmore 1,154 bytes +24 →1987: Cherry MY undo

14 September 2013

• curprev 12:5812:58, 14 September 2013 >Daniel beardsmore m 1,130 bytes +11 →1997: Name correction undo
• curprev 12:5712:57, 14 September 2013 >Daniel beardsmore 1,119 bytes +47 →2000s: Added ITW magnetic valve discontinuation date undo

2 August 2013

• curprev 11:4811:48, 2 August 2013 >002 m 1,072 bytes +225 Topre added undo

31 July 2013

• curprev 21:0421:04, 31 July 2013 >Daniel beardsmore 847 bytes +32 →1970s: Added beam spring undo

9 February 2013

• curprev 14:1814:18, 9 February 2013 >Daniel beardsmore m 815 bytes 0 Recategorised undo

3 January 2013

• curprev 12:2012:20, 3 January 2013 >Daniel beardsmore 815 bytes +35 →1984: Added APC switch introduction date undo

9 December 2012

• curprev 14:1914:19, 9 December 2012 >Daniel beardsmore 780 bytes +79 →1990s: Rise and fall of the Marquardt switch undo
• curprev 14:1714:17, 9 December 2012 >Daniel beardsmore 701 bytes +270 →1980s: Added a couple of preliminary dates for BS as introduced to keyboards (not the patent dates) undo

2 November 2012

• curprev 21:0921:09, 2 November 2012 >Daniel beardsmore 431 bytes +10 →2000s: Oops, lost a subheading somewhere along the way undo
• curprev 21:0621:06, 2 November 2012 >Daniel beardsmore 421 bytes +421 Created