SNKB-M1987ET102
Part Number
1392595
Type
Model M Enhanced Terminal Keyboard
OEM
IBM, Lexmark
Switches
IBM membrane buckling springs
Original Keycaps
PBT with dye-sublimated legends
Protocol
Set 3
Connection
Cable
Cable
Grey coiled fixed modular 8P5C ("RJ-45")
Key Count
102
Form Factor
Full-size
Layout/Language
US ANSI (ASCII-style)
Earliest recorded price
$150 USD in 1987
Additional Notes
Comes with specific ASCII character sublegends on the numeric keypad keycaps, produced by IBM Greenock as late as 1997
Production Date
1987, 10 November
Sound Signature
Modifications
Fitted with several standard Enhanced Keyboard keycaps from a standard Model M.
More about this type of keyboard...
The 102-key Model M terminal keyboards were the first introduction of the standard Model M design. Used on various IBM terminals such as the IBM 3151 and 3161 ASCII Display Station and IBM 3471 and 3472 InfoWindow Display Station, these keyboards were the first taste of what would become the IBM Enhanced Keyboard. Common features included lack of any lock-lights, 240-degree DIN or RJ-45 connectors, and a modified ANSI-like design with the 102nd key found on the numeric keypad.