IBM 5576-A01 Keyboard
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| Part number |
79F0167 06G6735 (uncommon) |
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| Branding | IBM |
| Manufacturer | Brother |
| Layouts | OADG106 106-key JIS |
| Keyswitches | Brother buckling spring |
| Interface | PS/2 |
| Weight | 1.5kg |
| Years of production | 1991—1997[1] |
| Price | ¥22,000 (1994)[2] |
The IBM 5576-A01 was a keyboard for late models of IBM Japan's PS/55 line of computers and early models of the PS/V Aptiva series,[3] so it should not be regarded as early 5576 keyboards (as it supports standard Japanese scancode and has JIS layout) or late 5576 keyboards (as it was not massively cost-reduced). It is the first keyboard that uses the OADG106 106-key JIS layout.[4] It used Brother buckling spring switches.
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Design
As with 5576-003, it used Brother buckling spring switches, 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 or Aptiva with a detachable PS/2 cable that uses an SDL connector different to the ones used on the Model M.
Unlike the early 5576 keyboards, this keyboard does not feature an integrated beep speaker and volume slider.
Gallery
- IBM P/N 79F0167
Top view
Angle view
Keycaps and barrel
Left hand side
Up close
Right hand side
Back
Detail of back label
Alps US ANSI two-piece keycaps similar to those in the 5576-A01 keyboard
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References
- ↑ IBM — Announcement of some 5576 keyboards discontinued (Japanese) (Wayback Machine) Archived 2022-07-23.
- ↑ Ide-san's website — IBM5576鍵盤の悲劇 A brief histry of IBM 5576 series (Japanese) — Prices of 5576 Keyboards in 1994. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ↑ Sandy — 5576 Keyboard (Japanese) Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ↑ Ide-san's website — 5576-A01 (Japanese) Retrieved 2024-04-23.
External links
- Sandy — 5576 Keyboard Series (Wayback Machine) Archived 2012-01-20.
