IBM 5576-A01 Keyboard

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IBM 5576-A01

Part number	79F0167, 06G6735 (uncommon)
Branding	IBM
Manufacturer	Brother
Layouts	OADG106 106-key JIS
Keyswitches	Brother buckling spring
Interface	PS/2
Weight	1.5kg
Years of production	1991 - 1997<ref name="ibmdoc" />
Price	¥22,000 JPY (1994)<ref name="ide" />

The IBM 5576-A01 was a keyboard for late models of IBM Japan's PS/55 line computers and early models of the PS/V Aptiva line computer<ref name="sandy" />, 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<ref name="ide2" />. It used the Brother buckling spring switches.

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

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  IBM 5576-A01 keyboard.
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  Alps US ANSI two-piece keycaps similar to those in the 5576-A01 keyboards

References

<references> <ref name="ibmdoc">IBM — Announcement of some 5576 keyboards discontinue</ref> <ref name="ide">Idesan — Prices of 5576 Keyboards in 1994</ref> <ref name="ide2">Idesan — 5576-A01</ref> <ref name="sandy">Sandy55 — 5576-A01</ref> </references>

External links

• (Wayback machine) Sandy55 — The 5576-A01
• Idesan — The 5576-A01 (Japanese only)