Key Tronic manufactures "expandable" notebook keyboard for IBM.SPOKANE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 1995--On March 7 IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Corp. announced the much anticipated introduction of the new IBM ThinkPad 701C Notebook computer. The ThinkPad 701C combines the size and convenience of a notebook's smaller profile with features and ease-of-use normally found in much larger laptop computers. Measuring 7.8" x 9.6" x 1.6" and weighing in at just 4.2 pounds, IBM's ThinkPad 701C opens to reveal the 11.5" TrackWrite keyboard, manufactured by Key Tronic Corp. in its Spokane facility. The TrackWrite keyboard features a full-size QWERTY See QWERTY keyboard. (hardware) QWERTY - /kwer'tee/ (From the top left row of letter keys of most keyboards) Pertaining to a standard English-language typewriter keyboard (sometimes called the Sholes keyboard after its inventor), as opposed to Dvorak or foreign-language layout, large Backspace (1) To move the screen cursor one column to the left, deleting the character that was in that position. A backspace to the printer moves the print head one column to the left. (2) To move to the previous block on a magnetic tape. , Enter and Shift keys, 12 large function keys, dual Ctrl and Alt keys and generous cursor controls. "Storing an 11.5" keyboard in a 9.6" space was accomplished through unique design and engineering," said Glen Griffin, vice president of sales and marketing for Key Tronic. "The keyboard literally expands out of the enclosure. It's designed in two pieces that shift to fit into the notebook's case when closed. When the ThinkPad 701C opens, each half of the keyboard slides outward and downward into position. Close the display, and the TrackWrite keyboard pivots back into its compact shell." Key Tronic Corp. is a pioneer in computer keyboard technology. The company designs, manufactures and markets a comprehensive line of keyboards and input devices, with manufacturing capabilities in the United States, Europe, Mexico and Asia. The company's common stock is traded in the over-the-counter market over-the-counter market Trading in stocks and bonds that does not take place on stock exchanges. Such trading occurs most often in the U.S., where requirements for listing stocks on the exchanges are strict. and is listed on the NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on National Market System under the symbol KTCC KTCC Kiarti Thanee Country Club (Thailand) . CONTACT: Key Tronic Corp., Spokane Cindy Henderson, 509/927-5226 |
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