SNKB-M2019-SUC-105
Notes
This keyboard was featured in my review of the Unicomp New Model M and the IBM Japan 5576-C01 TrackPoint Keyboard and its Unicomp descendants article.
| Full Name | Unicomp Ultra Classic |
| Part NumberPart Number The number used to describe this keyboard's specific release; usually specific for a target region, language or SKU, etc. |
UB43PHA |
| 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 SpaceSaver Keyboard |
| Key-switchesKey-switches The name of the known switching mechanism that lies under this keyboard's keys. |
IBM membrane buckling springs |
| Original KeycapsOriginal Keycaps The keyboard's original keycaps' material and text/symbol printing technique. |
PBT with dye-sublimated legends |
| 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. |
Full-size |
| Production Date | 2019-01-24 |
| Acquisition Date | 2020-03-30 |
About this keyboard type
The Unicomp Ultra Classic (PC) and Unicomp SpaceSaver M (Mac) are compact-profile full-size Model Ms featuring the thinnest side bezels ever put to a Model M design. Like its EnduraPro sibling, the SpaceSaver family are produced using the same moulds formerly used to make IBM 5576-C01 keyboards in the '90s. Unlike the EnduraPro or 5576-C01, these do not feature any integrated pointing stick. The Ultra Classic was also previously known as simply the SpaceSaver and should not be confused with the IBM Space Saving Keyboard (SSK) or Space Saver Keyboard (Model M4-1).
