IBM 60G0817 101-Key Keyboard PS/2 Connector Lexmark Manufactured 1995 M2

IBM 60G0817 101-Key Keyboard PS/2 Connector Lexmark Manufactured 1995 M2

The IBM 60G0817 is a 101-key PS/2 keyboard manufactured by Lexmark International for IBM's PS/2 and PS/2-compatible PC platform. Produced in July 1995 at Lexmark's USA facility, this keyboard carries the Model M2 designation and features the full standard US QWERTY layout with a coiled PS/2 cable terminating in a Mini-DIN 6-pin connector.

Specifications & What's Included

• Part Number: 60G0817
• Model: M2
• Manufactured by: Lexmark International Inc.
• Number of Keys: 101
• Layout: US QWERTY, full-size
• Connector: PS/2 Mini-DIN 6-pin
• Cable: Coiled, attached
• Power: +5V DC
• Country of Manufacture: USA
• Date of Manufacture: 27-Jul-1995
• FCC ID: IYL1398418
• Includes: Keyboard with attached coiled PS/2 cable; one keycap (removed for inspection photo) included

Applications

The IBM Model M2 is part of IBM's highly regarded Model M keyboard family, produced under license and manufactured by Lexmark after IBM divested its keyboard manufacturing operations in the early 1990s. These keyboards were designed for IBM PS/2 systems and the wide range of PS/2-compatible IBM-compatible PCs prevalent throughout the late 1980s and 1990s. The PS/2 connector became the dominant PC keyboard interface of that era, and this keyboard works with any system featuring a PS/2 keyboard port — including many systems still in service today, and modern systems via a PS/2-to-USB adapter. The Model M2 shares the iconic IBM keyboard lineage known for its tactile buckling-spring or membrane switch mechanisms, and these keyboards remain popular with collectors and legacy system maintainers who prize the quality and build of IBM-era peripherals. The 101-key layout introduced function key rows above the alphanumeric block, a separate cursor cluster, and a numeric keypad — the standard layout that became universal for PC keyboards from the mid-1980s onward.