An 84-key keyboard introduced with the PC AT in 1984. It corrected the non-standard placement of the PC's return and left shift keys. See AT keyboard connector and PC keyboards.
 | Reproduced with permission from Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. Copyright (c) 1981-2008 The Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved. |
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