IBM 5576-003 Keyboard

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IBM 5576-003

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<ref name="ibmdoc" />(5576 variants), 2002<ref name="ibmdoc2" />(3479 variants)
Price	¥27,000 JPY (1994)<ref name="ide" />

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 numpad (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

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  IBM 5576-003 keyboard.
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  The 3479-JA3 variant.
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  Ports of the 5576-003 keyboard
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  Alps US ANSI two-piece keycaps similar to those in the 5576-003 keyboards
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  Side by side comparison of the 5576-003 and the SSK

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> </references>

External links

• Idesan — The 5576-003 (Japanese only)
• MouseFan — The 3479-JA3 (Japanese only)
• ASCII.jp — Comparison with SSK (Japanese only)