Author Topic: IBM Model M NEW 6ft SDL 6 Pin to USB Converter cables and adapters available (Read 39078 times)

esoomenona · « **Reply #50 on:** Tue, 01 October 2013, 10:27:47 »

I see these cables went down to $35 now.

dragonxx21 · « **Reply #51 on:** Tue, 01 October 2013, 10:53:43 »

Would this be a good alternative to soarer's adapter?

esoomenona · « **Reply #52 on:** Tue, 01 October 2013, 10:58:09 »

Soarer's adapter is really only necessary for older boards with different protocols or connectors. Many Model Ms come with PS/2 connectors, so they're easy to connect and use with many computers. Unfortunately, many newer motherboards and laptops don't come with PS/2 ports. If you wanted to use your Model M on one of these, you could use a PS/2 to USB adapter with the original cable, or get one of these to replace the cable altogether.

dragonxx21 · « **Reply #53 on:** Tue, 01 October 2013, 11:05:09 »

Well I use a laptop and I'm unsure of what would be best. I'm leaning towards soarer because of the remapping ability.

fohat.digs · « **Reply #54 on:** Tue, 01 October 2013, 13:07:33 »

Quote from: dragonxx21 on Tue, 01 October 2013, 11:05:09

Well I use a laptop and I'm unsure of what would be best.

That is an apples-to-oranges comparison.

Orihalcon's sleek USB cables are simple, clean, single-task, and work flawlessly.

Soarer's Converter / Teensy is a do-it-yourself toolkit that requires time at the workbench but provides a wide range of options. It also takes some (perhaps considerable) effort to make it attractive or hidden.

Hellmark · « **Reply #55 on:** Tue, 01 October 2013, 16:39:16 »

To be honest, I'm kinda surprised I've not seen someone come up with a replacement controller for the M where you could pop a Teensy in, for an internal soarer conversion.

fohat.digs · « **Reply #56 on:** Tue, 01 October 2013, 16:59:17 »

Quote from: Hellmark on Tue, 01 October 2013, 16:39:16

To be honest, I'm kinda surprised I've not seen someone come up with a replacement controller for the M where you could pop a Teensy in, for an internal soarer conversion.

That would not be hard to do. There is plenty of room inside, but would it really gain you anything?

Hellmark · « **Reply #57 on:** Tue, 01 October 2013, 19:18:00 »

It would make things a bit cleaner. No worrying about having any external enclosures, extra cables, etc.

rowdy · « **Reply #58 on:** Wed, 02 October 2013, 06:05:48 »

Old thread, and I hadn't realised that orihalcon was a member here, but I have one of these cables and it works fine with my Model M on my Mac.

fohat.digs · « **Reply #59 on:** Wed, 02 October 2013, 07:33:34 »

Quote from: Hellmark on Tue, 01 October 2013, 19:18:00

It would make things a bit cleaner. No worrying about having any external enclosures, extra cables, etc.

There is nothing cleaner than orihalcon's cable. It is a direct replacement for the original coiled cable.

esoomenona · « **Reply #60 on:** Wed, 02 October 2013, 08:53:18 »

Has anyone tried the cheaper SDL to PS/2 cable he makes?

IonutZ · « **Reply #61 on:** Sun, 13 October 2013, 11:01:09 »

Hey is there any chance that I can get one of these USB cables WITHOUT a chipset in them? Just a USB to Model M socket cable. Behind the cable I have a Soarer's converter which already does the PS/2 -> USB conversion with full NKRO.

joneslee85 · « **Reply #62 on:** Wed, 01 January 2014, 22:58:24 »

It's great cable. Wonder if anyone out there made USB to SDL coiled cable?

ComradeSniper · « **Reply #63 on:** Wed, 01 January 2014, 23:00:49 »

Quote from: joneslee85 on Wed, 01 January 2014, 22:58:24

It's great cable. Wonder if anyone out there made USB to SDL coiled cable?

I'm not sure why you'd want coiled, tbh. The stock coiled cable on my M just gets in the way.

Pacifist · « **Reply #64 on:** Wed, 01 January 2014, 23:01:40 »

Holy **** jones you've resurrected quite a lot of threads these past couple days

joneslee85 · « **Reply #65 on:** Thu, 02 January 2014, 01:30:58 »

I would love to buy 2 if you do customised coiled version

joneslee85 · « **Reply #66 on:** Thu, 02 January 2014, 01:31:56 »

Quote from: ComradeSniper on Wed, 01 January 2014, 23:00:49

Quote from: joneslee85 on Wed, 01 January 2014, 22:58:24
It's great cable. Wonder if anyone out there made USB to SDL coiled cable?

I'm not sure why you'd want coiled, tbh. The stock coiled cable on my M just gets in the way.

There is something special about coiled cable that reminds me about my childhood when I first have my PC running DOS.

orihalcon · « **Reply #67 on:** Thu, 30 January 2014, 15:07:23 »

Hi guys, I'll be relisting these soon as I realize that the original post is getting to be almost two years old now. I'll try to make a habit of checking my PM's daily again. Thanks!

Michael · « **Reply #68 on:** Thu, 30 January 2014, 15:35:28 »

I have bought several of these in the past. Amazing work, and solid quality. A+++++

tjcaustin · « **Reply #69 on:** Thu, 30 January 2014, 15:41:09 »

Quote from: orihalcon on Thu, 30 January 2014, 15:07:23

Hi guys, I'll be relisting these soon as I realize that the original post is getting to be almost two years old now. I'll try to make a habit of checking my PM's daily again. Thanks!

Right after I bought one on ebay. Oh well, still means I don't have to buy a hugely expensive crimp tool and keep huge stocks of plugs and chips in my house.

Muffin860 · « **Reply #70 on:** Thu, 30 April 2015, 17:46:00 »

If I buy this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Female-Soarers-Converter-for-Mechanical-Keyboards-Remapping-Macros-NKRO-/301452854832?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item462ffd8630

And use it to make my Rapid-I programmable: Would the keyboard still retain the function of the led modes? Also, I'm assuming that if I used one on a numpad that did not send real numpad scancodes, I could program it to do so? Thanks in advance.

iw0rm3r · « **Reply #71 on:** Sat, 10 February 2018, 08:45:53 »

I've got a IBM Model M from 1988 with detachable PS/2 cable, and I want to be able to swap my gaming keyboard with this one by hotplugging it (without restarting the PC). PS/2 interface doesn't let me do this so I've searched for the solutions a little and found your conversion cable. So the question is: can I hotplug Model M using your cable that is already connected to PC (so that I won't have to reconnect the USB end to PC every time)? And the second question: as I know, your cable is based upon Soarer's software, so is it possible to modify keyboard layouts with your cable etс.?

P.S. Sorry for my bad English.

fohat.digs · « **Reply #72 on:** Sat, 10 February 2018, 09:38:49 »

The answer to both questions is "yes"

Orihalcon's cables can be hot-plugged and the chip inside can be re-mapped. The computer will only see one of them at a time, however, if you ever get more than one.

iw0rm3r · « **Reply #73 on:** Sun, 11 February 2018, 05:34:58 »

Thank you. And where can I download the software to re-map the chip?

fohat.digs · « **Reply #74 on:** Sun, 11 February 2018, 09:08:38 »

I believe that Orihalcon will give you instructions with the purchase of his converter cable, otherwise wcass gave an easy re-mapping technique in reply #560

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=17458.msg335414#msg335414

and there is a spreadsheet with scan codes and HID_listen values in Soarer's original docs.

Tactile · « **Reply #75 on:** Sun, 11 February 2018, 09:10:24 »

Quote from: iw0rm3r on Sun, 11 February 2018, 05:34:58

Thank you. And where can I download the software to re-map the chip?

The first post in this thread.

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Author Topic: IBM Model M NEW 6ft SDL 6 Pin to USB Converter cables and adapters available (Read 39078 times)