P/N 79F1028
Type
Lighted Program Function Keyboard
OEM
Alps
Switches
Alps SKCL Yellow w/ Green LED
Earliest Appearance
1990
Original Keycaps
ABS with LED windows
Casing Colour
White
Branding
IBM silver square badge
Feet
Single-setting flip-out feet
Connection
Cable
Cable
Grey straight fixed DE-9
Key Count
32
Data Last Updated
2021-04-08
More about this type of keyboard...
A Lighted Program Function Keyboard in IBM circles is a specialised keypad that has an array of 32 keys and accompanying LEDs. These keypads closely integrate with supporting software on the host computer, granting each key a function with the key's LED indicating the availability of said function. The typical usage for LPFKs is computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing.