Remington Gail Keyboard [UPDATED]

So tonight, when you’re typing on your Cherry MX Browns or your buckling springs, pour one out for the Gail. A keyboard that was too gentle, too curved, and too expensive for its own time.

Some say it’s a hoax. Others say Remington lawyers buried it. Probably not. The nostalgia market is fickle. remington gail keyboard

If you haven’t heard of it, don’t worry. For a long time, neither had we. But according to fragmented catalog scans and a single, grainy patent photo from 1989, the Remington Gail might represent one of the greatest "what ifs" in typing history. First, a reality check: Remington is no stranger to typing. They built the first commercial typewriter in 1873. By the 1980s, however, they were struggling to transition from mechanical typewriters to electronic word processors. So tonight, when you’re typing on your Cherry

And then, there are ghosts.

There are legends in the typing world. The IBM Model M. The Apple Extended Keyboard. The HHKB. Others say Remington lawyers buried it