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On the surface, a keyboard looks like a fairly simple device, and its function is quite simple. However, as we will see, underneath the surface, quite a lot happens when a key is struck.

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Roman, S. (1998). Keyboards. In: Understanding Personal Computer Hardware. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6419-1_10

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