IBM 4704 Display Station Model 100 Function Keyboard

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Admiral Shark's Keyboards (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Admiral Shark's Keyboards (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
1982 Q4Model F 4704 Model 100 Functional Keypad (472X-100)IBM capacitive buckling springsMore info on this keyboard

Aka, "Model F50"

eg, P/Ns 6019273, 6019312, 6019315, 6019316, 6019317, 6019318

IBM-made 50-key bank teller keyboard for IBM 4704 Model 1, 2 and 3 Display Terminals, components of the IBM 4700 Finance Communication System. This keyboard layout is divided into 3 matrix sections that were originally facilitating 45 customisable (relegendable) keys and 5 fixed-function keys. The keyboard was envisioned to allow basic data entry, account management and transaction management. The keyboard's cover is made of zinc and has a volume-adjustable buzzer on the bottom intended to provide an audible alarm to the user on certain system and application program conditions.

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