[kwlug-disc] Old IBM keyboard KB-7953

[Ron Singh]

I use this for my PCKeyboard 101 Black and for my IBM Model M Mini -- both
are PS/2 and are plugged into USB ports on a desktop and a laptop. Works a
treat. A brother has an '87 Model M with the big DIN plug stuffed into an
adapter that makes it PS/2 and that PS/2 end is plugged into one of
these...and it works.
\https://www.startech.com/en-ca/cables/usbps2pc

If that Keytronics is a 3601 unit, keep it! It was a one-of-a-kind.

Spendy list price on this adapter, but Amaz has it on sale for $20 right
now --
https://www.amazon.ca/Startech-USBPS2PC-Adapter-Keyboard-Mouse/dp/B00028OP2Y

Ron S.



On Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 6:51 PM Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <
kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:

>
> No I have that backwards. If you have a USB keyboard then the adapter
> is simple. Otherwise it is complicated. Such adapters exist and I
> have used them, but they are rare.
>
> - Paul
>
> On Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 06:45:21PM -0500, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
> >
> > I presume a PS/2 to USB adapter wouldn't work? I think those are the
> > simple ones. The other way is more complicated.
> >
> > - Paul
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 02:01:54PM -0500, Doug Moen wrote:
> > > I want it, but only if it has a USB interface.
> > >
> > > I have an old Keytronic that's very similar, with PS-2, and I'm
> planning an upgrade to a USB-only desktop. I love the Keytronic, but I now
> need a USB mechanical keyboard. Recommendations are welcome, because the
> mechanical keyboard landscape is now insane, with thousands of specialized
> options. Can't spend months researching a keyboard.
> > >
> > > On Fri, Dec 23, 2022, at 1:41 PM, jekerr at sdf.org wrote:
> > > > Hi
> > > > I have one of these, I understand that some folks love those old
> keyboards.
> > > > Free to a good home.
> > > > let me know.
> > > >
> >
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