IBM TPC Keyboard III

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1986 Model F 122-key TEMPEST EM-Dampened Converged Keyboard IBM capacitive buckling springs More info on this keyboard

eg, P/N 1385072

IBM-made 122-key terminal emulator style keyboard for the IBM 4456 TEMPEST PC III (aka, TPC III or TPC3), a TEMPESTed version of the IBM 3270 Personal Computer. This keyboard is based on the IBM 3270 Personal Computer Converged Keyboard. Its controller electronics are shielded and it uses a male DE-9 plug instead of a 5-pin DIN plug. Over the base keyboard, the physical layout was slightly altered to include a 1-unit backspace and an ANSI-style left shift key. Its 24-key function key bank has "PFxx" nomenclature legends.

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Parent design

IBM 3270 Personal Computer Converged Keyboard

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ASK. Admiral Shark's Keyboards original content. License/note: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

WorthPoint - RARE VERSION IBM Model F TPC Keyboard iii 1385072, Vintage 1986 with Cover [accessed 2022-07-04]. License/note: used under fair dealing.

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