P/N 8654430
Type
Model F/XT Portable Keyboard
OEM
IBM
Switches
IBM capacitive buckling springs
Earliest Appearance
1984 Q1
Key Count
83
Original Keycaps
PBT with dye-sublimated legends
Casing Colour
White
Branding
IBM silver square badge
Feet
Single-setting Model F-style riser feet
Connection
Set 1/XT over Modular 8P5C ("RJ-25")
Layout/Language
Spanish
More about this type of keyboard...
The IBM Portable Personal Computer Keyboard was a lightened and entirely plastic-cased version of the Model F/XT for the IBM 5155 Portable Personal Computer. The internal assembly is unchanged, with the cable connector being the only technical difference between them (although the protocol was also unchanged). A notable unique feature of this keyboard is the large hole in the case designed to help hide excess cable length in when the keyboard is folded down from the computer or hide the cable completely when folding up.