Editing IBM Multistation Keyboards (section)

==Variants==
===5556-001/002===
The Type 1 and Type 2 Keyboards were 124 key keyboards which used the Hiragana alphabet. It is not clear what the difference between the two was. They had a listed price of 43,000 Yen from IBM. The Type 1 had part number 4773313. This has been found with [[Alps common mount low profile]] switches.<ref name="MouseFan-5556-001" />

===5556-003/004===
The Type 3 and Type 4 Keyboards were 125 key terminal keyboards that used the Katakana alphabet. The -003 was for use with 3270 terminal emulation software whereas the -004 was intended for 5250 terminal emulation applications. They also had a listed price of 43,000 Yen. The Type 4 had part number 4773178.

===5556-005===
The Type 5 Keyboard was a 254 key keyboard intended for the Chinese market. It used the Kanji alphabet and was intended for 5250 emulation purposes. Each key corresponded to 12 Kanji characters, and the keyboard provided means of selecting between them. The keyboard was attached by a 1.26m cable to a Multistation with Chinese font support hardware using a special Kanji keyboard adapter, part number 4773169. The keyboard had a listed price of 238,400 Yen.

===5556-006===
Listed in IBM documentation, a possible additional member of the 5556 series. No details are known. It may have been an alternative name for one of the variants listed below.

===5556-A01===
The Type A1 Keyboard was an APL version of the 5556-001/002. The listed price was 60,000 Yen.

===5556-W01===
The Type W1 (or WP) Keyboard was a version of the 5556-001/002 designed for use with word processors, with different function key markings. It had a listed price of 43,000 Yen.

===5556-M01/P01===
The Type M1 was the 5556-001/002 with an integrated mouse port. The Type P1 was the M1 with a simplified height adjustment mechanism. They had listed prices of 63,000 and 30,000 Yen respectively.

===5556-R01===
An unknown variant of the 5556-001/002.

===Laptop Keyboards===
There was a Multistation-based laptop, the IBM 5535, whose keyboard was similar to that of the IBM PC Convertible. The later PS/55 5535S laptop had a similar keyboard.