Author Topic: [de] IBM AS400 keyboard (Read 2682 times)

Mental Hobbit · « **on:** Mon, 11 January 2010, 04:15:58 »

Any chance to get this baby to work with a PC? Description says no cable included, but I sense making a cable might be the easiest part.

ch_123 · « **Reply #1 on:** Mon, 11 January 2010, 06:33:38 »

Ask him what the product number is. If it's of the form 1397xxx then it's PS/2 compatible.

In fact, I'm almost certain it would be anyway. Only the PS/2 compatible terminal keyboards had detachable cables.

Mental Hobbit · « **Reply #2 on:** Mon, 11 January 2010, 07:01:25 »

Thank you ch_123! "Most likely" ist good enough for me, I'll take the risk.
Guess I'll have to reinforce my 20yo Ikea desk for this monster. :biggrin1:

ch_123 · « **Reply #3 on:** Mon, 11 January 2010, 10:59:21 »

Of course, it could be a fixed cable model where the cable had been chopped off for some reason or another... If it does have an SDL port, then a standard Model M cable will do just fine.

Incidentally, forgot to mention, the presence of lock lights makes it even more likely that it is a PS/2 compatible keyboard.

Mental Hobbit · « **Reply #4 on:** Thu, 14 January 2010, 11:47:57 »

My new toy just arrived. It's a 1397003.
The seller didn't lie, it's in brand new condition. No fingerprint, not a grain of dust outside or inside, and zero broken rivets. Must have slept in some spare equipment closet for the last 15 years.

Annoyingly the vanilla Model M I won ten days ago still hasn't arrived, so I have no cable yet.

ricercar · « **Reply #5 on:** Thu, 14 January 2010, 14:37:32 »

We all hate you now, a wee bit.

Mental Hobbit · « **Reply #6 on:** Thu, 14 January 2010, 15:05:33 »

Love you too. Did I mention I got a Marquardt Ergo yesterday? :tongue:

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Author Topic: [de] IBM AS400 keyboard (Read 2682 times)