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Cherry physical switches were patented in the seventies

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Long before they were the holy grail for obnoxious office workers who love loud clicking noises, these precise keyboard switches were purely utilitarian. Patented in 1984 after years of development, these chunky, durable mechanisms were designed strictly for heavy data entry terminals, completely unaware they would one day become a gamer's overpriced aesthetic obsession.

Cherry physical switches were patented in the seventies
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