P/N 1643374
Type
Model F Datamaster Desktop Keyboard
Nickname
Bezelmaster
OEM
IBM
Switches
IBM capacitive buckling springs
Earliest Appearance
1981 Q3
Original Keycaps
PBT with dye-sublimated legends
Casing Colour
White
Branding
None
Feet
None
Connection
Integrated
Key Count
83
Data Last Updated
2020-11-12
More about this type of keyboard...
The Model F Datamaster Desktop Keyboard was the first buckling springs keyboard released by IBM and is in fact an integrated assembly inside the IBM 5322 System/23 Datamaster computer. Released in July 1981, the general layout and physical assembly would be reused only a month later for the IBM 5150 Personal Computer as the Model F/XT. Whilst rare and its host computer very expensive, this keyboard has the honour of being the first of a very successful line of keyboards.