IBM 5576-002 Keyboard

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IBM 5576-002

Part number	94-X1110, 34F4590 (3479-JA2 variant)
Branding	IBM
Manufacturer	Alps
Layouts	106-key Japanese
Keyswitches	Alps SKCP (plate spring)
Interface	PS/2
Weight	1.5kg
Years of production	1987 - 1997<ref name="ibmdoc" />(5576 variants), 2002<ref name="ibmdoc2" />(3479 variants)
Price	¥38,000 JPY (1988)<ref name="diarywind" />, ¥33,000 JPY (1994)<ref name="ide" />

The IBM 5576-002 was a keyboard for IBM Japan's PS/55 line of computers. It used a 106-key JP ISO layout similar to the OADG106 JIS layout used on the IBM 5576-A01. It used the Alps plate spring switches, and had a terminal emulator variant. The scancode it used was different from standard JIS keyboards.

Design

As with 5576-001, it used Alps plate 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 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.

Variants

3479-JA2

This was a 106-key 3270 terminal emulation board. It was identical to the 5576-002 except for different key legends.

Gallery

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  IBM 5576-002 keyboard.
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  Alps US ANSI two-piece keycaps similar to those in the 5576-002 keyboards

References

<references> <ref name="ibmdoc">IBM — Announcement of some 5576 keyboards discontinue</ref> <ref name="ibmdoc2">IBM — Announcement of some 3479 keyboards discontinue</ref> <ref name="ide">Idesan — Prices of 5576 Keyboards in 1994</ref> <ref name="diarywind">Diary on wind — Specification of 5576-002</ref> </references>

External links

• (Wayback machine) Sandy55 — The 5576-002
• Idesan — The 5576-002 (Japanese only)
• Idesan — Information about 5576 transparent relegendable keycaps and the 3479-JA2 variant (Japanese only)