P/N 7431822 - Model M8 Keyboard Details & Specs

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Toshiba POS System Keyboard w/ Card Reader & LCD

FRU Part NumberFRU Part Number
Field Replaceable Unit
The number used to relate and indicate compatible but otherwise potentially different keyboards that could replace this one.
7431826
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 M8 50-Key RPOS LCD Keyboard
OEMOEM
Possible companies responsible for making this keyboard for the company marketing it.
Toshiba TEC
Key-switchesKey-switches
The name of the known switching mechanism that lies under this keyboard's keys.
IBM buckling rubber sleeves (early or late POS type)
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.
2014
Original KeycapsOriginal Keycaps
The keyboard's original keycaps' material and text/symbol printing technique.
PBT with pad-printed 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.
Iron Grey
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.
None
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.
None
ProtocolProtocol
The protocol(s) this keyboard can use to speak to the host computer (eg, scancode sets).
USB HID
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 straightened-style detachable 4x1 IDC to Type A USB cable
Key CountKey Count
The number of keys that this keyboard originally had.
50
Form FactorForm Factor
The standardised or universally acknowledged name for this keyboard's layout form factor.
Functional keypad
Accessories & Other FeaturesAccessories & Other Features
Other notable features you may want to know about such as charging cables (if keyboard is wireless), fingerprint reader, card reader, solenoid, DIP switches, etc.
Key-lock
Magnetic stripe reader
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.
Web: https://sharktastica.co.uk/archive/view?id=c9ee33e1d8176b35
Data Last Updated 2024-01-04

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Variant of a Model M8 50-Key RPOS LCD Keyboard
Variant of a Model M8 50-Key RPOS LCD Keyboard

The Model M8 is a 50-key point of sale keyboard with a tilt-adjustable 2x20 LCD screen and integrated magnetic stripe card reader in the Retail POS (RPOS) series of POS input devices. The M8 was originally known as the IBM Retail POS Keyboard with Card Reader and Display. Its earliest host system was the IBM 4694 POS Terminal Model 001 announced in June 1993 and it was a successor to the IBM 4680 series 50-Key Modifiable Layout Keyboard and Operator Display (also known as the IBM 4680 Combined Keyboard/Display). For the most part, the layout and function of the M8 are customisable and the keypad has many transparent keytops to facilitate printed or written legends on paper. However, almost all M8s have a dedicated numeric keypad in the middle key bank and a "Ctrl" key in the bottom-left. After Toshiba TEC acquired the IBM Retail Store Solutions division in 2012, they continued producing the M8 under their own branding.

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