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Natural Keyboard
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Microsoft ergonomic keyboards.
Natural Keyboard
The first generation of the Microsoft ergonomic keyboards, named the Natural Keyboard, was officially introduced on September 6, 1994, and released in October with a list price of US$99.99 (equivalent to $217 in 2025). It was designed for Microsoft by Ziba Design with assistance and manufacturing by Key Tronic. The Microswitch division of Honeywell, which was responsible for that company's keyboards and was acquired by Key Tronic in early 1994, is also credited with design input. The keyboard has a PS/2 connector but also shipped with an AT (5-pin DIN) adapter in the box.