When foraging in my dad's lab for a replacement power supply for my computer, I happened across this forgotten beauty hidden away in a cupboard:
http://imgur.com/P01MGrfI've never felt any kind of keyboard other than rubber domes or scissor switches before, so I was somewhat entranced by the feel of the keys in this keyboard and took it home. Nobody at the lab while I was there could remember where it came from. It's part number is 1801449, but searching that didn't really get me anywhere. From what my searching could gather, it's a Model F PC/XT keyboard, made between 1983-87. It has a 5 pin DIN connector (which is the same as for AT keyboards, right?). Does that all sound like accurate information, and am I using the terminology correctly?
Elsewhere in the lab, I did find a AT to PS2 adapter cable, but I don't have any computers with PS2 ports or PS2/USB converters to try it out with. So I thought that I might build one of Soarer's converters and learn some basics about circuitry and microprocessors in the process! (I also thought it'd be nice to be able to get some some notification LEDs and remap a couple of things on the keyboard to make the funky layout more usable.)
Of course, I don't know how to solder, so I thought I'd do it on a breadboard. Is it possible to get any kind of DIN 5 pin connector to plug into a breadboard, or at least connect it without soldering? Where should I look? (Shipping to Canada, or physical Canadian stores to go to)