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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: jfharder on Thu, 07 January 2016, 20:14:32

Title: Converting IBM Model M terminal keyboard to work with standard PC
Post by: jfharder on Thu, 07 January 2016, 20:14:32

Can anyone provide me with information for converting my newly acquired IBM Model M terminal keyboard to one that works with a standard PC?
The part number is 1392565,  it has an RJ-45 plug and I don't have a clue as to how to proceed.

Thanx,

John Harder

Title: Re: Converting IBM Model M terminal keyboard to work with standard PC
Post by: fohat.digs on Thu, 07 January 2016, 20:35:17

This is the hobbiest way:

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=17458.0 (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=17458.0)

or buy one of Orihalcon's ready-made cables.

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=64670.0 (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=64670.0)

Title: Re: Converting IBM Model M terminal keyboard to work with standard PC
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 07 January 2016, 23:51:48

There's also this thread (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=58941.0) with some great info, especially if you want to make a breakout box to support multiple different IBM keyboard interfaces.

Title: Re: Converting IBM Model M terminal keyboard to work with standard PC
Post by: Snowdog993 on Fri, 08 January 2016, 02:06:00

There is another way.
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=61878.msg1721863#msg1721863

Successful conversions:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=61878.msg1741102#msg1741102