Hi,

I'm sitting here using my IBM keyboard from 1991 (some people claim these are 
the best, and I have several saved up for when this one stops), and the 
non-letter or number keys (like shift, enter, the arrows (but not the number 
pad) are a darker grey compared to the tan/off white of the letters and 
numbers.  I never really thought about it, but I like the feel of these ibm 
keyboards and use them on several of my computers.  Pretty sure it is the same 
even on the older ones -- I think my oldest is 1984 or 85....  Big DIN plug to 
small DIN plug to a USB adapter......

Jonathan

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I wonder if it was to make the transition easier for folks switching over from 
typewriters?  (That's purely conjecture on my part).

On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 2:43 PM, Kim Holviala 
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On 05 Sep 2017, at 21:09, John Graf <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
> Why is the return key different color than the rest of the keys? Is it not 
> original, or were return keys different color in the “older” days?

In the Good Old Days(tm) the Return/Enter key was usually colored diferently. I 
don't know why, it was never really discussed in the 80's - that's just how it 
was.


- Kim



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