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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: skyotic on Sun, 19 October 2014, 12:06:33

Title: IBM M5-1 cable
Post by: skyotic on Sun, 19 October 2014, 12:06:33
Recently got my hands on an IBM M5-1. The PS/2 to SDL cable it came with isn't Y'ed, so the trackball isn't working. I've looked all over but can't seem to find one. Anyone know where i might be able to? Or suggest a mod/workaround for this?
Title: Re: IBM M5-1 cable
Post by: dorkvader on Sun, 19 October 2014, 12:10:44
Recently got my hands on an IBM M5-1. The PS/2 to SDL cable it came with isn't Y'ed, so the trackball isn't working. I've looked all over but can't seem to find one. Anyone know where i might be able to? Or suggest a mod/workaround for this?

Hmm, you could cut open the SDL cable and solder in the other PS/2 conenctor

but your best bet is to just buy another cable:
http://pckeyboard.com/page/Cables/1398094
Title: Re: IBM M5-1 cable
Post by: skyotic on Sun, 19 October 2014, 12:24:01
Exactly what I needed, thank you so much. I don't know why i had so much trouble finding it, i must have googled everything imaginable.
Title: Re: IBM M5-1 cable
Post by: dorkvader on Sun, 19 October 2014, 12:31:43
Exactly what I needed, thank you so much. I don't know why i had so much trouble finding it, i must have googled everything imaginable.

yeah I don't think there's a source for them other than  unicomp, and they're sort-of rare otherwise so I wouldn't expect another vendor to have stock.