P/N F77 - Model F Keyboard Details & Specs
Provided by the ASK Keyboard Part Number Database
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 F 4704 Model 300 Expanded Alphameric 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. |
F77 |
OEMOEM Possible companies responsible for making this keyboard for the company marketing it. |
Model F Labs |
Key-switchesKey-switches The name of the known switching mechanism that lies under this keyboard's keys. |
IBM capacitive 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. |
2016 Q2 |
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. |
Various (option at purchase) |
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. |
Removable feet |
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. |
Black straightened-style fixed Type A USB cable |
Form FactorForm Factor The standardised or universally acknowledged name for this keyboard's layout form factor. |
75% |
Layout/LanguageLayout/Language The 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. |
User configurable |
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. |
Internal beeper |
Additional NotesAdditional Notes Extra notes about this keyboard that may be of interest or are important to know. |
Authentic group buy-backed recreation of the original IBM Model 300 keyboard by Ellipse, comes with xwhatsit controllers, available in a classic die-cast zinc case in the colours black, silver gray, true red, off-white/beige and industrial gray or an ultra compact anodized aluminium case in the colours regular gray, black, carolina blue and dark blue |
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. |
ASK: SNKB-F2021-RBE-77 Web: https://www.modelfkeyboards.com/ |
Data Last Updated | 2023-12-27 |
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The IBM Model 300 is an intermediate-sized alphanumeric keyboard for the IBM 4700 Finance Communication System's 4704 terminal, introduced in December 1982. The Model 300 is essentially the same as the Model 200 but comes with an additional 15-key transparent-capped keypad on the right-hand side of the keyboard for user-assigned functions. Since 2016, Model F Labs has developed and marketed a recreation of the Model 300 designated as "F77".