P/N 1385495 - Model F Keyboard Details & Specs
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| TypeType A designation from my own type naming scheme used to categorise this keyboard with or from others by their common features and market intent but may/may not be derived from official names. |
Model F 3205 122-key Console Converged Keyboard |
| NicknameNickname A [keyboard enthusiast] community given name for this keyboard. It can be a shortening of its name and properties, a more abstract term, a real-life reference, or metonymy. |
Battleship |
| Known Host SystemsKnown Host Systems A list of known host systems this keyboard could be bundled with or at least designed specifically to operate with. This could be terminals, desktop PCs or laptops. |
IBM 3205 Color Display Console (IBM 3270 family) |
| OEMOEM Possible companies responsible for making this keyboard for the company marketing it. |
IBM |
| KeyswitchesKeyswitches The name of the known switching mechanism that lies under this keyboard's keys. |
IBM capacitive buckling springs |
| Earliest AppearanceEarliest Appearance The year (and possibly the quarter) that this keyboard part number was introduced, first observed, first recorded or the first example found. |
1985 Q3 |
| Original KeycapsOriginal Keycaps The keyboard's original keycaps' material and text/symbol printing technique. |
PBT with dye-sublimated legends |
| Cover ColourCover Colour The original colour of this keyboard's cover set (outer casing). For keyboards whose cover set materials are known to yellow, this will refer to the original colour before such transformation occurs. |
Pearl White |
| BrandingBranding The possible branding and logo styles found on this keyboard part number. This could be multiple styles at once or possible styles found over time. |
IBM silver square badge |
| FeetFeet The style of this keyboard's flip-out or extendable feet. If applicable, this may also state how many levels of height adjustment are available and whether the feet could be rubberised. |
Dual-setting riser feet |
| ProtocolProtocol The protocol(s) this keyboard can use to speak to the host computer (eg, scancode sets). |
IBM Mode 2 (scancode set 3) |
| ConnectionConnection The keyboard-to-host connection. This is could be a description of a cable (its colour, whether its coiled, whether its detachable, and what connector is at its end) or the name of a wireless technology. |
Grey coiled-style fixed DIN (240) cable |
| Key CountKey Count The number of keys that this keyboard originally had. |
122 |
| Form FactorForm Factor The standardised or universally acknowledged name for this keyboard's layout form factor. |
120% |
Layout/LanguageLayout/Language The original regional/language layout this keyboard was configured as. Both the language and the standardised key layout may be listed, and in the case of both being known or defined, it will be styled as language then standard. |
Italian ISO |
| Additional NotesAdditional Notes Extra notes about this keyboard that may be of interest or are important to know. |
"PFxx" command key block |
| Source(s)Source(s) Documents ("Doc"), websites and/or webpages ("Web") that were used as a source of information for this keyboard part number. Examples of this keyboard part number I own ("ASK") will also be included as sources. |
Doc: IBM 3205 Color Display Console Maintenance Information (#SY18-2121-1) [source: bitsavers] |
| Related Directory EntriesRelated Directory Entries Possible ASK Keyboard Directory entries that relate to this part number. The Directory serves as a convenient way to find and share a particular keyboard, containing links to where to find out more about the keyboard and sometimes common part numbers. |
IBM 3205 Color Display Console Keyboard Unit |
| Data Last Updated | 2021-04-08 |
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The IBM 3205 Color Display Console was a colour terminal announced in October 1984 intended for operator console usage for the System/370 compatible IBM 4361 and 4381 processors. It replaced the IBM 3278 Model 2A Display Console and IBM 3279 Model 2C Color Display Console used for earlier IBM 4300 series processors.
The 122-key console keyboard for the IBM 3205 was a cosmetic variant of the regular 122-key Model F Converged Keyboard and technically a successor to the 327X-OC type Model B keyboards the IBM 3278-2A and 3279-2C used (which in turn was also a modification of another keyboard). The 3205 "F122" sported characteristic green "Start" and yellow "Stop" keys, reminiscent of the earlier 327X-OC type Model B (albeit those had a red "Stop" key instead). In other respects, the 3205 "F122" is the same as a regular "F122" including having the characteristic 24-key program function key bank with "PFxx" nomenclature, two-setting riser feet for adjustable typing angle, and 240-degree 5-pin DIN plugs on their coiled cables. The 3205 "F122" also had an 8-position DIP switch bank that must be set when the 3205 is connected to a host processor, with the latter 5 switches used in combination to set language. A 124-key Japanese/Katakana version of the keyboard for the IBM 3205 also existed.
