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Offline Winrar

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Are Model M SDL-180-degree DIN cables interchangeable with SDL-PS/2 cables?
« on: Wed, 10 April 2019, 19:00:58 »
Hi.

I got this '88 Model M with what I think is a 180-degree DIN plug.



The cable is detachable and the keyboard plug looks like a regular SDL plug:



I have loads of SDL-PS/2 cables around from my other Model Ms (even spare ones) and my motherboard (ASRock Z270 Taichi) has a PS/2 port. I am wondering if using one of those SDL-PS/2 cables on this keyboard would work.

I did not test it because I am afraid of blowing up the controller or the motherboard.
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Re: Are Model M SDL-180-degree DIN cables interchangeable with SDL-PS/2 cables?
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 10 April 2019, 20:32:50 »
Yes, it should work fine.
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Re: Are Model M SDL-180-degree DIN cables interchangeable with SDL-PS/2 cables?
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 10 April 2019, 20:33:55 »
Yes, an SDL to PS/2 cable will work fine. Or if you can find one, a small DIN to PS/2 passive adapter on that cable will also work.
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Re: Are Model M SDL-180-degree DIN cables interchangeable with SDL-PS/2 cables?
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 10 April 2019, 20:47:03 »
The important question though...did you pay for Winrar?
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Offline Winrar

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Re: Are Model M SDL-180-degree DIN cables interchangeable with SDL-PS/2 cables?
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 10 April 2019, 21:11:18 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Wed, 10 April 2019, 20:32:50
Yes, it should work fine.

Quote from: Techno Trousers on Wed, 10 April 2019, 20:33:55
Yes, an SDL to PS/2 cable will work fine. Or if you can find one, a small DIN to PS/2 passive adapter on that cable will also work.

Thanks to both. I might have a couple of those at home (I work in another place), but they are so cheap in Amazon that I just ordered one.

Quote from: JP on Wed, 10 April 2019, 20:47:03
The important question though...did you pay for Winrar?

Sort of. There are licensed Winrar copies installed in the computers in my job. As I usually bring work home, I have also brought the license with me. It's fair, I think.
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