P/N UNI0R12 - Model M Keyboard Details & Specs

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Unicomp Linux 101

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 M Enhanced PC Keyboard
OEMOEM
Possible companies responsible for making this keyboard for the company marketing it.
Unicomp
Key-switchesKey-switches
The name of the known switching mechanism that lies under this keyboard's keys.
IBM Quiet Touch rubber domes
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.
2001
Original KeycapsOriginal Keycaps
The keyboard's original keycaps' material and text/symbol printing technique.
PBT with dye-sublimated legends
Key CountKey Count
The number of keys that this keyboard originally had.
101
Form FactorForm Factor
The standardised or universally acknowledged name for this keyboard's layout form factor.
Full-size
Layout/LanguageLayout/Language
Image of Layout/LanguageThe 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.
US ANSI
Earliest Recorded PriceEarliest Recorded Price
The earliest price, currency and year of record found for this keyboard part number.
$69 USD in 2001
Additional NotesAdditional Notes
Extra notes about this keyboard that may be of interest or are important to know.
A variant of the period Unicomp Customizer with rearranged Ctrl, Caps Lock and Alt keys to suit Linux usage
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://web.archive.org/web/20011224055420/http://store.yahoo.com/pckeyboards/linux101.html
Data Last Updated 2021-09-26

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The PC-compatible IBM Enhanced Keyboard was the first home consumer, most common and the definitive Model M keyboard, becoming IBM's choice keyboard for a decade after its release and still in production today as the Unicomp Classic. Labelled as being "enhanced" in regards to its layout that became an industry standard and is still used today (with the addition of GUI keys), the Model M is perhaps the most well-known keyboard of all time thanks to the success of the Enhanced Keyboard. The Enhanced Keyboard was also made available for IBM's earlier "classic" Personal Computer series in both XT and AT flavours, and several other distinct variants exist for other types of systems and custom orders from third-party companies such Ambra/ICPI, Dell, General Electric Healthcare and Sabre.

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