IBM 5576-B01 Keyboard

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IBM 5576-B01
Part number 66G0507
Branding IBM
Manufacturer Mitsumi
Layouts OADG106 106-Key JIS
Keyswitches Mitsumi KPQ Type
Interface PS/2
Years of production 1993 - ?
Price ¥15,000 JPY

The IBM 5576-B01 was a keyboard for IBM Japan's PS/V Aptiva line of computers. It used a 106-key JIS layout similar to the one used on the IBM 5576-A01 Keyboard. It used the Mitsumi KPQ Type hybrid switches with dedicated slider guide plate.

Design[edit | edit source]

Unlike other early 5576 keyboards, it used Mitsumi KPQ Type hybrid switches that rely on buckling rubber sleeve, with one-piece pad-printed abs keycaps. The coiled cable of this keyboard is not detachable. The keyboard is also significantly lighter than early 5576 keyboards due to having a thin metal sheet as backplate.

Variants[edit | edit source]

There are some known differences between different revisions of this keyboard, which are controller board, stabilizer wire mount, and color of the membrane traces.

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