Kinda OT: Keyboard Adapters for PCs

[Roger Merchberger]

Rumor has it that Sean 'Captain Napalm' Conner may have mentioned these words:
>It was thus said that the Great Tony Duell once stated:
> >
> > >   I'm having difficulty finding a PS/2 to AT keyboard adapter [1].
> >
> > But that's just a connector change. Cut off the PS/2 mini-DIN plug and
> > solder on a normal DIN plug, or vice versa.
>
>   What?  And risk one of my precious IBM keyboards?!  They're getting harder
>and harder to find nowadays (didn't find *any* at the last Ham fest [1]) and
>what ones I have left I'm not willing to experiment on.
>
>   But I've gotten a few solid leads on some adaptors (and yes, it's worth it
>to me to buy the adaptors---nothing more dangerous than a software guy with
>a soldering iron and all that.

We keep 'em in stock here... Both ways, just in case.

>   Also, I've found a source for the IBM keyboards (AT or PS/2 style) still
>being made (although without the IBM logo)
>
>         http://www.pckeyboard.com/
>
>   but they're *expensive* (although well worth it).
>
>   -spc (The most I've ever paid for an IBM keyboard was $10)

The most I've paid is half that -- that's why I have several, "just in 
case." A few don't work right, so I have lots of spare parts...

Laterz,
Roger "Merch" Merchberger

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