Editing Membrane keyboard (section)

== History ==
Membrane keyboards work by electrical contact between the keyboard surface and the underlying circuits when keytop areas are pressed. These models were used with some early 1980s [[home computer]]s which lead to greater adoption of the design.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Poor |first=Alfred |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kG8LcWfruOAC |title=PC Mag - Keyboards: Beyond the Ordinary |date=August 1987 |work= |publisher=Ziff Davis, Inc. |pages=99 |language=en}}</ref> The keyboards are inexpensive to produce, and are more resistant against dirt and liquids than some other keyboard types.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Simpson |first=Richard C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Akdm0eyGaZIC |title=Computer Access for People with Disabilities: A Human Factors Approach |date=2013-01-11 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-1-4665-5371-2 |pages=96 |language=en}}</ref> However, due to a low or non-existent tactile feedback, some people have reported difficulty typing with them, especially when larger numbers of characters are being typed. [[Chiclet keyboard]]s are a variation of the design.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harding |first=Scharon |date=2024-03-27 |title=Explaining why your keyboard feels so darn good—or way too mushy |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/the-ars-technica-guide-to-keyboards-mechanical-membrane-and-buckling-springs/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=[[Ars Technica]] |language=en-us}}</ref><ref name=":0" />