IBM 5576-003 Keyboard
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| Part number |
65X1121 38F4600 (3479-JA3 variant) |
|---|---|
| Branding | IBM |
| Manufacturer | Brother |
| Layouts | 89-key Japanese |
| Keyswitches | Brother buckling spring |
| Interface | PS/2 |
| Weight | 1.4kg |
| Years of production |
1987 - 1997[1] (5576 variants) 2002[2] (3479 variants) |
| Price | ¥27,000 JPY (1994)[3] |
The IBM 5576-003 was a keyboard for IBM Japan's PS/55 line of computers. It used a 89-key JP ISO layout similar to the OADG106 JIS layout used on the IBM 5576-A01 but the sub-legends are more similar to the IBM 5576-002. It used the Brother buckling spring switches, and had a terminal emulator variant. The scancode it used was different from standard JIS keyboards.
Design
It used Brother buckling springs, with two-piece dye-sublimated keycaps (incompatible with the two-piece keycaps used on the Model M and Model F). The keyboard is attached to the PS/55 with a detachable PS/2 cable that uses an SDL connector different to the ones used on the Model M. The keyboard also features an integrated beep speaker and volume slider. It has two PS/2 ports which are used as downstream to connect a PS/2 mouse and the standalone keypad (P/N: 65X1138) that can be used together.
Variants
3479-JA3
This was an 89-key 3270 terminal emulation board. It was identical to the 5576-003 except for different key legends.
Gallery
- IBM P/N 65X1121
Top view with optional keypad
Tilted view
Detail of switches and keycaps
Back view
Back label of keyboard
Rear view
- A closer look at the IBM P/N 65X1138 keypad
Front view
Tilted view
Back
Case removed
Plate
References
- ↑ IBM — Announcement of some 5576 keyboards discontinue (Japanese)
- ↑ IBM — Announcement of some 3479 keyboards discontinue
- ↑ Ide-san's website — Idesan — Prices of 5576 Keyboards in 1994 (Japanese)
External links
- Ide-san's website — 5576-003 (Japanese)
- MouseFan — 3479JA3 PS/2 Japan '92 (Japanese)
- ASCII.jp — Comparison with SSK (Japanese) Posted 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
