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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: nubbinator on Sun, 31 August 2014, 14:36:35
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Nice solid case, old MX Blues, and decent caps.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mid-80s-Unitek-K151L-Convertible-PC-AT-PCXT-Keyboard-NIB-Early-Magitronic-Board-/111450406941?pt=US_Vintage_Computing_Parts_Accessories&hash=item19f2f6401d
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Nice solid case, old MX Blues, and decent caps.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mid-80s-Unitek-K151L-Convertible-PC-AT-PCXT-Keyboard-NIB-Early-Magitronic-Board-/111450406941?pt=US_Vintage_Computing_Parts_Accessories&hash=item19f2f6401d
I have one for sale in my hometown for $10, is it easly convertable to PS2/USB?
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Yes, there is an AT/XT switch on the bottom, so in AT mode you can plug it into PS/2 or a USB adapter with just a cheap AT to PS/2 passive cable.
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Yes, there is an AT/XT switch on the bottom, so in AT mode you can plug it into PS/2 or a USB adapter with just a cheap AT to PS/2 passive cable.
Thank´s a lot :) I think ill try and buy 2 for $15! Worth it for the caps alone!
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Yes, there is an AT/XT switch on the bottom, so in AT mode you can plug it into PS/2 or a USB adapter with just a cheap AT to PS/2 passive cable.
Thank´s a lot :) I think ill try and buy 2 for $15! Worth it for the caps alone!
If he's got a lot, let me buy one too :p
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Yes, there is an AT/XT switch on the bottom, so in AT mode you can plug it into PS/2 or a USB adapter with just a cheap AT to PS/2 passive cable.
Thank´s a lot :) I think ill try and buy 2 for $15! Worth it for the caps alone!
If he's got a lot, let me buy one too :p
I'm invoking dibs for letting them know switch type.
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babuinix please be our keyboard distributor guy!
I'm invoking dibs for letting them know switch type.
You better hope he has 4.
sandy's unitek K151L has MX blacks.
http://sandy55.fc2web.com/keyboard/unitek_k151l.html
You may be thinking of the K159.
Dibs denied!
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:llama:
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So I ended up doing business with the guy selling the old keyboard, bought the Unitek K151L (black cherry mx) and also a NTC alps white keyboard made in Malaya.
Here´s a sneak peak.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz25oVQjmwM)[/url]
Now... were can i get cheap DIN to ps2 connectors? And... how hard it is to convert them to USB NKRO?
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So I ended up doing business with the guy selling the old keyboard, bought the Unitek K151L (black cherry mx) and also a NTC alps white keyboard made in Malaya.
Here´s a sneak peak.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz25oVQjmwM)[/url]
Now... were can i get cheap DIN to ps2 connectors? And... how hard it is to convert them to USB NKRO?
common on ebay and elsewhere just look. I have a few if you really need.
usb 6kro is available from many commercial products but NKRO is from a soarer converter, which can be about $10 to about $50 to make depending on options.
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I think ill just buy a converter from ebay then. Any type of brand/format recomended? I know some ps2 to usb converters were better than others...
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I think ill just buy a converter from ebay then. Any type of brand/format recomended? I know some ps2 to usb converters were better than others...
They are passive. Just cable and connectors. All should perform equally well. I like the ones with a little bit of cable to relieve strain on the jack but either should work.
ps/2 to USB converters use a chip in there which is programmed differently. So some will be better than others. I recommend the ID Innovations ultimode USB adapter. It's $10-$15 but well worth it.
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I think ill just buy a converter from ebay then. Any type of brand/format recomended? I know some ps2 to usb converters were better than others...
They are passive. Just cable and connectors. All should perform equally well. I like the ones with a little bit of cable to relieve strain on the jack but either should work.
ps/2 to USB converters use a chip in there which is programmed differently. So some will be better than others. I recommend the ID Innovations ultimode USB adapter. It's $10-$15 but well worth it.
Thanks a lot for the informative input! :D