The Apple II series had the Ctrl key in the proper location to the left of the A key, but sadly, the original Macintosh did not - it was afflicted with the CapsLock (and this was before the IBM PC/AT went to the Enhanced keyboard). Many non-PC personal computers of the time had the CapsLock to the left of the A: TRS-80, BBC Micro, Osborne 1, Commodore Vic-20, and Commodore C=64. Many of IBM's early small computers that predate the IBM PC had a mix of keyboard styles. This includes classics such as the DEC VT52 and VT100 terminals IBM data display terminals such as the IBM2741 and IBM5253. Prior to the PC most printing and display terminals had the CapsLock in the position where it is today. ![]() Actually, the original PC keyboards were the anomaly. There is also a bit of a myth that the old mainframe keyboards were consistent in putting the Ctrl key to the left of the A. Other people blame Microsoft because they pushed all those other useless keys on the world. Later on, IBM released the IBM PC/AT with a CapsLock favored keyboard. In fact, the first IBM PC's had the Ctrl key to the left of the A. This article is inspired by a comment from “noahspurrier”, : I used to swap between using Masters at school and playing on my friend's Amiga… both computers had both of these keys on the home row before A, but swapped □ TRS-80: it depends, usually Ctrl next to A, Caps (if it has one) bottom Right.BBC / Acorn Master (both on home row, Ctrl next to A).BBC / Acorn Model A/B (CAPS is next to A).Acorn Archimedes (Control next to A, Caps bottom Left).Commodore Amiga (all models) (both Ctrl and Caps are on home row, Caps next to A).Amstrad CPC (all models): Caps next to A.There are only a few exceptions: The Sun Microsystems Type 6 KeyboardĪnd Happy Hacking Keyboard and many otherĮrgonomic Keyboards have their own arrangement (such as moving Ctrl to the thumb position.) More The IBM PC AT (1984), some of its keyboard hasĪfter IBM AT, vast majority of keyboards are PC compatible keyboard as we know today, and CapsLock is where it is today. The original IBM PC (1981) and IBM PC XT (1983) keyboards (they are the same keyboard) has Ctrl besides A ![]() The CapsLock is somewhere on the lower left corner. Its Ctrl key is at the PC keyboard's TAB key position.Īll Apple II series (started in 1983) have Ctrl besides A.Īll Apple Macintosh series (started in 1984) have CapsLock besides A. We have Ctrl CapsLock A in the same row, in that order. Do older keyboards have Ctrl key at the position to the left of A?
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