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14 keyboards found/on record...

IBM Space Saving Keyboard

Part number	1390359
Type	Model M Space Saving Keyboard
Nickname	SSK
OEMs or ODMs	IBM U.S.
Keyswitches	IBM membrane buckling springs
Earliest appearance	1986 Q3
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
Number of keys	84
Form factor	Tenkeyless
Layout & language	PC-style: ANSI U.S. English (ID 103P)
Additional notes	Prototypes spotted from as early as July 1986, production examples started appearing in Q1 1987
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
CSA part numbers	1397682
Type	Model M Space Saving Keyboard
Nickname	SSK
OEMs or ODMs	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
Number of keys	84
Form factor	Tenkeyless
Layout & language	PC-style: ANSI U.S. English (ID 103P)
Sources	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/
Related Directory entries	IBM Space Saving Keyboard

IBM Space Saving Keyboard

Part number	1391472
CSA part numbers	1390360, 1397682
Type	Model M Space Saving Keyboard
Nickname	SSK
OEMs or ODMs	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
Number of keys	84
Form factor	Tenkeyless
Layout & language	PC-style: ANSI U.S. English (ID 103P)
Sources	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/
Related Directory entries	IBM Space Saving Keyboard

IBM Personal Typing System Space Saving Keyboard

Part number	1392464
Type	Model M Space Saving Keyboard
Nickname	SSK
Known host systems	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)
OEMs or ODMs	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
Number of keys	84
Form factor	Tenkeyless
Layout & language	PC-style: ANSI U.S. English (ID 103P)
Additional notes	Features word processor orientated legends and stepped modifier keys
Sources	Web: https://imgur.com/a/a2hF7
Related Directory entries	IBM Personal Typing System Space Saving Keyboard

IBM Space Saving Keyboard

Part number	1392934
FRU part number	1393290
Packaging part numbers	1396050
Type	Model M Space Saving Keyboard
Nickname	SSK
OEMs or ODMs	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
Number of keys	84
Form factor	Tenkeyless
Layout & language	PC-style: ANSI U.S. English (ID 103P)
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
Sources	Image: Rear label example from 1990-09-13 by IBM United States 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
Related Directory entries	IBM Space Saving Keyboard

IBM Airline Reservation System Space Saving Keyboard

Part number	1393691
Type	Model M Space Saving Keyboard
Nickname	SSK
OEMs or ODMs	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
Number of keys	84
Form factor	Tenkeyless
Layout & language	PC-style: ANSI U.S. English (ID 103P)
Additional notes	Features numerous unique legends and sublegends for airline reservation software usage
Sources	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
OEMs or ODMs	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
Number of keys	84
Form factor	Tenkeyless
Layout & language	PC-style: ANSI U.S. English (ID 103P)
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
Sources	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
Related Directory entries	IBM Financial Services Keyboard

IBM Space Saving Keyboard

Part number	1397681
FRU part number	1397685
CSA part numbers	1397682
Packaging part numbers	1397680
Type	Model M Space Saving Keyboard
Nickname	SSK
OEMs or ODMs	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
Number of keys	84
Form factor	Tenkeyless
Layout & language	PC-style: ANSI U.S. English (ID 103P)
Additional notes	Was available as an option for the IBM Select-A-Keyboard scheme as the US English keyboard with fixed keytops
Sources	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
OEMs or ODMs	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
Number of keys	84
Form factor	Tenkeyless
Layout & language	PC-style: ANSI U.S. English (ID 103P)
Sources	Web: https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?t=22078
Related Directory entries	Lexmark Spacesaver Keyboard

IBM Space Saving Keyboard

Part number	1396046
Packaging part numbers	1396051
Type	Model M Space Saving Keyboard
Nickname	SSK
OEMs or ODMs	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
Number of keys	85
Form factor	Tenkeyless
Layout & language	PC-style: ISO Canadian French
Additional notes	Was available as an option for IBM PS/2 systems
Sources	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
Packaging part numbers	1396052
Type	Model M Space Saving Keyboard
Nickname	SSK
OEMs or ODMs	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
Number of keys	85
Form factor	Tenkeyless
Layout & language	PC-style: ISO Latin American Spanish (ID 171)
Additional notes	Was available as an option for IBM PS/2 systems
Sources	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
OEMs or ODMs	Lexmark
Earliest appearance	1995 Q1
Withdrawn	13^th August 1996
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
Number of keys	84
Form factor	Tenkeyless
Layout & language	PC-style: ANSI U.S. English (ID 103P)
Additional notes	Replaced P/N 60G0815, some examples have also be labelled as P/N 1395100, key-switch presently unknown
Sources	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
OEMs or ODMs	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
Number of keys	84
Form factor	Tenkeyless
Layout & language	PC-style: ANSI U.S. English (ID 103P)
Additional notes	Keyboards of this part number were originally produced by IBM in the late 1980s according to Neotec (former authorised Unicomp distributor)
Sources	Image: Rear label example from 2007-08-28 by Unicomp Web: https://ide-research.net/keyboard/keyboard-review/ibm-space-saver/1393278-2/
Related Directory entries	IBM Space Saving Keyboard

Unicomp 85 Key Space Saver

Part number	UNI04C6
CSA part numbers	1394046
Type	Model M Space Saving Keyboard
Nickname	SSK
OEMs or ODMs	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
Number of keys	85
Form factor	Tenkeyless
Layout & language	PC-style: ISO U.S. English
Earliest recorded price	$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)
Sources	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/
Related Directory entries	Unicomp 85 Key Space Saver