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Title: Has anyone tried this?
Post by: mushupork on Mon, 20 February 2012, 22:55:33

Just searched eBay for "SDL" and found this cable with inline PS2 to USB adapter - so the cable is SDL to USB.  Seems spendy but interesting.  Has anyone tried this?

"USB to SDL 6 Pin 10ft IBM Lexmark Unicomp Type M Clicky Keyboard Cable NEW"
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-SDL-6-Pin-10ft-IBM-Lexmark-Unicomp-Type-M-Clicky-Keyboard-Cable-NEW-/270914903824?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f13c95f10 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-SDL-6-Pin-10ft-IBM-Lexmark-Unicomp-Type-M-Clicky-Keyboard-Cable-NEW-/270914903824?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f13c95f10)

Title: Has anyone tried this?
Post by: nesfreak64 on Tue, 21 February 2012, 00:18:46

I bought two of the plain SDL to PS/2 cords the same seller had, they did the job and were uncoiled.  I'm not sure how well these would do, with Model M compatibility to USB being a little off, though from the looks of things, these look great.  

Thanks for the link!  I'll buy some and try them out later on.

Title: Has anyone tried this?
Post by: BiNiaRiS on Tue, 21 February 2012, 02:10:38

I have 5 of these coming in the mail. They should be here tomorrow so i'll let you know.

Title: excellent
Post by: mushupork on Tue, 21 February 2012, 10:37:00

... that works out very well - glad I posted.  Thanks :-)

Title: Has anyone tried this?
Post by: REVENGE on Tue, 21 February 2012, 19:13:05

Great deal if you get bulk pricing from them.

Title: Has anyone tried this?
Post by: kaiserreich on Tue, 21 February 2012, 22:38:42

$30 for a cable, damn.

Title: Has anyone tried this?
Post by: Hak Foo on Tue, 21 February 2012, 22:45:59

That's the product I originally came here looking for.  Glad it only took several years :/

Title: Has anyone tried this?
Post by: ed_avis on Wed, 22 February 2012, 07:20:18

What about trackpoint or trackball keyboards?  These have a single SDL socket and come with a cable to PS/2 keyboard and mouse plugs.  It would be awesome if the adaptor cable worked with those - unfortunately Ebay doesn't let me contact the seller to ask.

Title: Has anyone tried this?
Post by: ed_avis on Wed, 22 February 2012, 07:46:51

BiNiaRiS, I see you have a couple of M5-2s for sale.  Before you part with them could you try them with these cables to see if the trackball works?

Title: Has anyone tried this?
Post by: mushupork on Tue, 28 February 2012, 10:10:05

BiNiaRiS: Did you receive the cables?  Did they test OK or is there any weirdness?

Thanks for the help