Keyboard Part Number List
14 keyboards found/on record...
IBM Space Saving Keyboard
| Part NumberPart Number The number used to describe this keyboard's specific release; usually specific for a target region, language or SKU, etc. | 1390359 |
| 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 Space Saving 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. | SSK |
| OEMOEM Possible companies responsible for making this keyboard for the company marketing it. | IBM U.S. |
| KeyswitchesKeyswitches The name of the keyswitches this keyboard uses. If the keyswitches used do not have a known name, a generic description of what they are will be provided. | IBM membrane buckling springs |
| Earliest AppearanceEarliest Appearance The year (and possibly the quarter or full date) that this keyboard part number was introduced, first observed, first recorded, or the first example found. | 1986 Q3 |
| Original KeycapsOriginal Keycaps The keyboard's original keycaps' material and text/symbol printing technique. | PBT with dye-sublimated legends |
| Cover ColourCover Colour The original colour of this keyboard's cover set (outer casing). For keyboards whose cover set materials are known to yellow, this will refer to the original colour before such transformation occurs. | Pearl White |
| 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. | IBM grey oval badge |
| 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. | Single-setting flip-out feet |
| ProtocolProtocol The protocols this keyboard can use to communicate with their host systems. Typically, this is the name of some sort of serial or parallel data connection. Known scancode sets the protocol can support may also be stated in brackets. | IBM Mode 2 (scancode set 2) |
| 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 coiled-style detachable 6-pin SDL to 6-pin mini-DIN PS/2 cable |
| Key CountKey Count The number of keys that this keyboard originally had. | 84 |
| Form FactorForm Factor The standardised or universally acknowledged name for this keyboard's layout form factor. | Tenkeyless |
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. | PC-style: ANSI U.S. English |
| Additional NotesAdditional Notes Extra notes about this keyboard that may be of interest or are important to know. | Prototypes spotted from as early as July 1986, production examples started appearing in Q1 1987 |
| 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://www.flickr.com/photos/phosphorglow/albums/72157665323435521 Web: https://web.archive.org/web/20221006201507/https://www.ebay.com/itm/255748057802?orig_cvip=true |
IBM Space Saving Keyboard
| Part Number | 1370475 |
| Known Assembly Part NumbersKnown Assembly Part Numbers Possible numbers found inside this keyboard used to indicate its internal assembly and the keycaps on it. | 1397682 |
| Type | Model M Space Saving Keyboard |
| Nickname | SSK |
| OEM | IBM U.S., Lexmark |
| Keyswitches | IBM membrane buckling springs |
| Earliest Appearance | 1987 |
| Original Keycaps | PBT with dye-sublimated legends |
| Cover Colour | Pearl White |
| Branding | IBM grey oval badge Or IBM blue oval badge |
| Feet | Single-setting flip-out feet |
| Protocol | IBM Mode 2 (scancode set 2) |
| Connection | Grey coiled-style detachable 6-pin SDL to 6-pin mini-DIN PS/2 cable |
| Key Count | 84 |
| Form Factor | Tenkeyless |
| Layout/Language | PC-style: ANSI U.S. English |
| Source(s) | Web: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-yuI_NNFh5sh6LwdEVgJLI3MrWLCYe5Sa0ifkzm0K7I/edit#gid=0&range=B26 Web: https://ide-research.net/keyboard/keyboard-review/ibm-space-saver/1370475-2/ Web: https://www.clickykeyboards.com/product/ibm-model-m-84-key-space-saving-ssk-1370475-27-feb-95/ |
IBM Space Saving Keyboard
| Part Number | 1391472 |
| Known Assembly Part Numbers | 1390360, 1397682 |
| Type | Model M Space Saving Keyboard |
| Nickname | SSK |
| OEM | IBM U.S., Lexmark |
| Keyswitches | IBM membrane buckling springs |
| Earliest Appearance | 1987 |
| Original Keycaps | PBT with dye-sublimated legends |
| Cover Colour | Pearl White |
| Branding | IBM grey oval badge Or IBM blue oval badge |
| Feet | Single-setting flip-out feet |
| Protocol | IBM Mode 2 (scancode set 2) |
| Connection | Grey coiled-style detachable 6-pin SDL to 6-pin mini-DIN PS/2 cable |
| Key Count | 84 |
| Form Factor | Tenkeyless |
| Layout/Language | PC-style: ANSI U.S. English |
| Source(s) | ASK: SNKB-M1987-SSK-84 Web: https://ide-research.net/keyboard/keyboard-review/ibm-space-saver/1391472-2/ Web: https://www.clickykeyboards.com/product/ibm-model-m-84-key-space-saving-ssk-1391472-15-oct-87/ |
IBM Personal Typing System Space Saving Keyboard
| Part Number | 1392464 |
| Type | Model M Space Saving Keyboard |
| Nickname | SSK |
| Known Host SystemsKnown Host Systems A list of known host systems this keyboard could be bundled with or at least designed specifically to operate with. This could be terminals, desktop PCs or laptops. | IBM 6901 Personal Typing System (IBM PS/2 family) IBM 6907 Personal Typing System/2 (IBM PS/2 family) IBM 6908 Personal Typing System/2 286 (IBM PS/2 family) |
| OEM | IBM U.S. |
| Keyswitches | IBM membrane buckling springs |
| Earliest Appearance | 1987 |
| Original Keycaps | PBT with dye-sublimated legends |
| Cover Colour | Pearl White |
| Branding | IBM grey oval badge |
| Feet | Single-setting flip-out feet |
| Protocol | IBM Mode 2 (scancode set 2) |
| Connection | Grey coiled-style detachable 6-pin SDL to 6-pin mini-DIN PS/2 cable |
| Key Count | 84 |
| Form Factor | Tenkeyless |
| Layout/Language | PC-style: ANSI U.S. English |
| Additional Notes | Features word processor orientated legends and stepped modifier keys |
| Source(s) | Web: https://imgur.com/a/a2hF7 |
IBM Space Saving Keyboard
| Part Number | 1392934 |
| 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. | 1393290 |
| Known Package/Box Part NumbersKnown Package/Box Part Numbers Possible numbers assigned to the original packaging this keyboard was shipped in. | 1396050 |
| Type | Model M Space Saving Keyboard |
| Nickname | SSK |
| OEM | IBM U.S., Lexmark |
| Keyswitches | IBM membrane buckling springs |
| Earliest Appearance | 1987 |
| Original Keycaps | PBT with dye-sublimated legends |
| Cover Colour | Pearl White |
| Branding | IBM grey oval badge Or IBM blue oval badge |
| Feet | Single-setting flip-out feet |
| Protocol | IBM Mode 2 (scancode set 2) |
| Connection | Grey coiled-style detachable 6-pin SDL to 6-pin mini-DIN PS/2 cable |
| Key Count | 84 |
| Form Factor | Tenkeyless |
| Layout/Language | PC-style: ANSI U.S. English |
| Additional Notes | Was available as an option for the IBM Select-A-Keyboard scheme as the US English keyboard without fixed keytops (even though examples with two-part keycaps are known), also known to be shipped with IBM PS/2, PC 300 and 700 series from October 1994 |
| Source(s) | Doc: IBM PC 300 Series Pentium Systems Announcement Letter (#194-347) [source: IBM] Doc: IBM PC 700 Series -- Pentium/ISA Systems Announcement Letter (#194-349) [source: IBM] Doc: IBM PS/2 Model 25 SX Hardware Maintenance Manual pamphlet (#S10G-6610-00) [source: ManualsLib] Doc: IBM Personal System/2 Hardware Maintenance Manual (#S52G-9971-02) [source: Ardent Tool] Web: https://web.archive.org/web/20240103214908/https://buyee.jp/mercari/item/m79561004468 Web: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1392934-ibm-ssk-space-saver-clicky-3758066028 |
IBM Airline Reservation System Space Saving Keyboard
| Part Number | 1393691 |
| Type | Model M Space Saving Keyboard |
| Nickname | SSK |
| OEM | IBM U.S. |
| Keyswitches | IBM membrane buckling springs |
| Earliest Appearance | 1988 |
| Original Keycaps | PBT with dye-sublimated legends |
| Cover Colour | Pearl White |
| Branding | IBM grey oval badge |
| Feet | Single-setting flip-out feet |
| Protocol | IBM Mode 2 (scancode set 2) |
| Connection | Grey coiled-style detachable 6-pin SDL to 6-pin mini-DIN PS/2 cable |
| Key Count | 84 |
| Form Factor | Tenkeyless |
| Layout/Language | PC-style: ANSI U.S. English |
| Additional Notes | Features numerous unique legends and sublegends for airline reservation software usage |
| Source(s) | Web: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-ibm-model-1393691-keyboard-3850544777 |
IBM Financial Services Keyboard
| Part Number | 1395217 |
| FRU Part Number | 1395253 |
| Type | Model M Space Saving Keyboard |
| Nickname | SSK |
| OEM | IBM U.S., Lexmark |
| Keyswitches | IBM membrane buckling springs |
| Earliest Appearance | 1989 |
| Original Keycaps | PBT with dye-sublimated legends |
| Cover Colour | Pearl White |
| Branding | IBM grey oval badge Or IBM blue oval badge |
| Feet | Single-setting flip-out feet |
| Protocol | IBM Mode 2 (scancode set 2) |
| Connection | Grey coiled-style detachable 6-pin SDL to 6-pin mini-DIN PS/2 cable |
| Key Count | 84 |
| Form Factor | Tenkeyless |
| Layout/Language | PC-style: ANSI U.S. English |
| Additional Notes | Features various green front-facing sublegends on the left side of the keyboard for stock brokerage or financial service usage, a single Ctrl key with blue legends, an enter key in place of the right Ctrl key and a back-tab legend on the backlash key |
| Source(s) | Web: https://ide-research.net/keyboard/keyboard-review/ibm-space-saver/1395217-2/ Web: https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/1ggjcbb/what_do_you_fellas_think_of_my_model_m_ssk/#lightbox |
IBM Space Saving Keyboard
| Part Number | 1397681 |
| FRU Part Number | 1397685 |
| Known Assembly Part Numbers | 1397682 |
| Known Package/Box Part Numbers | 1397680 |
| Type | Model M Space Saving Keyboard |
| Nickname | SSK |
| OEM | IBM U.S., Lexmark |
| Keyswitches | IBM membrane buckling springs |
| Earliest Appearance | 1991 |
| Original Keycaps | PBT with dye-sublimated legends |
| Cover Colour | Pearl White |
| Branding | IBM grey oval badge Or IBM blue oval badge |
| Feet | Single-setting flip-out feet |
| Protocol | IBM Mode 2 (scancode set 2) |
| Connection | Grey coiled-style detachable 6-pin SDL to 6-pin mini-DIN PS/2 cable |
| Key Count | 84 |
| Form Factor | Tenkeyless |
| Layout/Language | PC-style: ANSI U.S. English |
| Additional Notes | Was available as an option for the IBM Select-A-Keyboard scheme as the US English keyboard with fixed keytops |
| Source(s) | Doc: IBM PS/2 Model 25 SX Hardware Maintenance Manual pamphlet (#S10G-6610-00) [source: ManualsLib] Web: https://ide-research.net/keyboard/keyboard-review/ibm-space-saver/1397681-2/ Web: https://web.archive.org/web/20230429170304/https://www.ebay.com/itm/134527387590?orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc |
Lexmark Spacesaver Keyboard
| Part Number | 1397961 |
| Type | Model M Space Saving Keyboard |
| Nickname | SSK |
| OEM | Lexmark |
| Keyswitches | IBM membrane buckling springs |
| Earliest Appearance | 1992 |
| Original Keycaps | PBT with dye-sublimated legends |
| Cover Colour | Pearl White |
| Branding | Lexmark logo |
| Feet | Single-setting flip-out feet |
| Protocol | IBM Mode 2 (scancode set 2) |
| Connection | Grey coiled-style detachable 6-pin SDL to 6-pin mini-DIN PS/2 cable |
| Key Count | 84 |
| Form Factor | Tenkeyless |
| Layout/Language | PC-style: ANSI U.S. English |
| Source(s) | Web: https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?t=22078 |
IBM Space Saving Keyboard
| Part Number | 1396046 |
| Known Package/Box Part Numbers | 1396051 |
| Type | Model M Space Saving Keyboard |
| Nickname | SSK |
| OEM | IBM |
| Keyswitches | IBM membrane buckling springs |
| Earliest Appearance | 1992 Q1 |
| Original Keycaps | PBT with dye-sublimated legends |
| Cover Colour | Pearl White |
| Branding | IBM blue oval badge |
| Feet | Single-setting flip-out feet |
| Protocol | IBM Mode 2 (scancode set 2) |
| Connection | Grey coiled-style detachable 6-pin SDL to 6-pin mini-DIN PS/2 cable |
| Key Count | 85 |
| Form Factor | Tenkeyless |
| Layout/Language | PC-style: ISO Canadian French |
| Additional Notes | Was available as an option for IBM PS/2 systems |
| Source(s) | Doc: IBM PS/2 Model 25 SX Hardware Maintenance Manual pamphlet (#S10G-6610-00) [source: ManualsLib] Doc: IBM Personal System/2 Hardware Maintenance Manual (#S52G-9971-02) [source: Ardent Tool] |
IBM Space Saving Keyboard
| Part Number | 1396047 |
| Known Package/Box Part Numbers | 1396052 |
| Type | Model M Space Saving Keyboard |
| Nickname | SSK |
| OEM | IBM |
| Keyswitches | IBM membrane buckling springs |
| Earliest Appearance | 1992 Q1 |
| Original Keycaps | PBT with dye-sublimated legends |
| Cover Colour | Pearl White |
| Branding | IBM blue oval badge |
| Feet | Single-setting flip-out feet |
| Protocol | IBM Mode 2 (scancode set 2) |
| Connection | Grey coiled-style detachable 6-pin SDL to 6-pin mini-DIN PS/2 cable |
| Key Count | 85 |
| Form Factor | Tenkeyless |
| Layout/Language | PC-style: ISO Latin American Spanish |
| Additional Notes | Was available as an option for IBM PS/2 systems |
| Source(s) | Doc: IBM PS/2 Model 25 SX Hardware Maintenance Manual pamphlet (#S10G-6610-00) [source: ManualsLib] Doc: IBM Personal System/2 Hardware Maintenance Manual (#S52G-9971-02) [source: Ardent Tool] |
IBM EduQuest Space Saving Keyboard
| Part Number | 60G0869 |
| Type | Model M Space Saving Keyboard |
| Nickname | SSK |
| Known Host Systems | IBM 9613 EduQuest Thirty-Five IBM 9615 EduQuest Fifty-Five |
| OEM | Lexmark |
| Earliest Appearance | 1995 Q1 |
| WithdrawnWithdrawn The date this keyboard part number was withdrawn from marketing. This doesn't necessarily mean production or refurbishments ended on the same date, just the keyboard was no longer being sold under normal circumstances from then on. | 1996-08-13 |
| Original Keycaps | PBT with dye-sublimated legends |
| Cover Colour | Pearl White |
| Branding | IBM blue oval badge |
| Feet | Single-setting flip-out feet |
| Protocol | IBM Mode 2 (scancode set 2) |
| Connection | Grey coiled-style detachable 6-pin SDL to 6-pin mini-DIN PS/2 cable |
| Key Count | 84 |
| Form Factor | Tenkeyless |
| Layout/Language | PC-style: ANSI U.S. English |
| Additional Notes | Replaced P/N 60G0815, some examples have also be labelled as P/N 1395100, key-switch presently unknown |
| Source(s) | Doc: New Unit Pack Ordering for IBM IDE Disk Drives and Other Selected K-12 Education Products Announcement (#194-419) [source: IBM] Doc: Hardware Withdrawal: Selected EduQuest Educational Computer Features -- Replacements Available (#996-203) [source: IBM] Web: https://web.archive.org/web/20230806231203/https://www.ebay.com/itm/225709352199?orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc |
IBM Space Saving Keyboard
| Part Number | 1393278 |
| Type | Model M Space Saving Keyboard |
| Nickname | SSK |
| OEM | Unicomp |
| Keyswitches | IBM membrane buckling springs |
| Earliest Appearance | 1998 |
| Original Keycaps | PBT with dye-sublimated legends |
| Cover Colour | Pearl White |
| Branding | IBM grey oval badge |
| Feet | Single-setting flip-out feet |
| Protocol | IBM Mode 2 (scancode set 2) |
| Connection | Grey coiled-style detachable 6-pin SDL to 6-pin mini-DIN PS/2 cable |
| Key Count | 84 |
| Form Factor | Tenkeyless |
| Layout/Language | PC-style: ANSI U.S. English |
| Additional Notes | Keyboards of this part number were originally produced by IBM in the late 1980s according to Neotec (former authorised Unicomp distributor) |
| Source(s) | Web: https://ide-research.net/keyboard/keyboard-review/ibm-space-saver/1393278-2/ |
Unicomp 85 Key Space Saver
| Part Number | UNI04C6 |
| Known Assembly Part Numbers | 1394046 |
| Type | Model M Space Saving Keyboard |
| Nickname | SSK |
| OEM | Unicomp |
| Keyswitches | IBM membrane buckling springs |
| Earliest Appearance | 2002 |
| Original Keycaps | PBT with dye-sublimated legends |
| Cover Colour | Pearl White |
| Branding | IBM grey oval badge Or IBM blue oval badge Or None |
| Feet | Single-setting flip-out feet |
| Protocol | IBM Mode 2 (scancode set 2) |
| Connection | Grey coiled-style detachable 6-pin SDL to 6-pin mini-DIN PS/2 cable |
| Key Count | 85 |
| Form Factor | Tenkeyless |
| Layout/Language | PC-style: ISO U.S. English |
| Earliest Recorded PriceEarliest Recorded Price The earliest price, currency and year of record found for this keyboard part number. | $59.00 in 2002 |
| Additional Notes | Typically says "Modification of IBM P/N 1394047" or "Modification of IBM P/N 1394054" (made from leftover keyboards and parts) |
| Source(s) | Web: https://web.archive.org/web/20021014022729/http://www.pckeyboard.com/special1.html Web: https://ide-research.net/keyboard/keyboard-review/ibm-space-saver/uni04c6/ |