P/N 1395664 - Model M122 Type III Keyboard Details & Specs

IBM InfoWindow Twinax Display Station Keyboard

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 M Type III 122-key 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.
Battlecruiser
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 terminals, PCs or laptops.
IBM 3476 InfoWindow Display Station (IBM 5250 family)
IBM 3477 InfoWindow Display Station (IBM 5250 family)
IBM 3486 InfoWindow II Display Station (IBM 5250 family)
IBM 3487 InfoWindow II Display Station (IBM 5250 family)
IBM 3488 InfoWindow II Modular Display Station Model V (IBM 5250 family)
IBM 3489 InfoWindow II Modular Display Station (IBM 5250 family)
OEMOEM
Possible companies responsible for making this keyboard for the company marketing it.
IBM, Lexmark
Key-switchesKey-switches
The name of the known switching mechanism that lies under this keyboard's keys.
IBM membrane 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.
1992
Original KeycapsOriginal Keycaps
The keyboard's original keycaps' material and text/symbol printing technique.
PBT with dye-sublimated legends
Casing ColourCasing Colour
The original colour of this keyboard's outer casing. For keyboards whose casing 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 grey oval badge, IBM blue oval 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.
Single-setting elongated flip-out feet
ProtocolProtocol
The protocol(s) this keyboard can use to speak to the host computer (eg, scancode sets).
IBM 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 modular-8P5C ("RJ-45") 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
Image of Layout/LanguageThe 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.
Japanese (Katakana) ISO
Data Last Updated 2022-12-01

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Variant of a Model M Type III 122-key Converged Keyboard
Variant of a Model M Type III 122-key Converged Keyboard

The Type III 122-key Model M Function Key Keyboard was a major overhaul over the previous two types' design. The design language of Type III is much closer to that of other Model Ms than Type I and Type II, which were both made to resemble the 122-key Model Fs they replaced. Type III is also smaller and lighter than its predecessors and completely did away with DIP switches. Whilst the protocol remained the same, the cable's plug was swapped from 240-degree pin arranged DIN to modular 8P5C (ethernet-like) to suit its typical host machines - the IBM InfoWindow and InfoWindow II series display stations. Whilst still possessing a coil, the cable's shape is also a flat design rather than round and it can be routed straight out the middle of the keyboard's rear or through two channels going to either side of the said rear. Unlike Types I and II and the "F122", Type III's 24-key function key block was only labelled with an "Fxx" nomenclature.

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