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Offline tipo33

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« on: Thu, 26 April 2012, 16:28:56 »
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« Reply #1 on: Thu, 26 April 2012, 18:20:17 »
It IS missing some keycaps. This will work with a soarer, right?
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« Reply #2 on: Thu, 26 April 2012, 20:22:28 »
What, are you kidding?

Soarer can make anything work.
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« Reply #3 on: Fri, 27 April 2012, 04:53:02 »
even 3270 and 3290 keyboards? I thought only kishy's ps/2 mod was capable of handling 32xx keyboards.
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« Reply #4 on: Fri, 27 April 2012, 06:00:09 »
Kishy's mod page links to mine these days :-)
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« Reply #5 on: Sat, 28 April 2012, 01:25:56 »
Not bad for parts. But I've seen regular M's sell for around this. People should really visit their local electronics recycling facility for some good deals.
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« Reply #6 on: Sun, 29 April 2012, 00:50:55 »
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What, are you kidding?

Soarer can make anything work.
What's the word on my old WYSE terminal 'boards?

So Soarer's will work with the 4p4c terminal IBM keyboards, but what about those serial-looking connectors:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-UB-25-Classic-White-Enhanced-Keyboard-Vintage-/320718126980?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item4aac4a3f84#ht_1917wt_936
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-7362149-IBM-5251-Display-Station-83-Key-Keyboard-/330562581104?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item4cf710b270#ht_2872wt_894
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-6052101-Keyboard-3187-/200739620212?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item2ebd038574#ht_5005wt_936

That said, I'm almost wanting a terminal 'board so that I will have to force myself to make it USB. I assume a teensy will fit somewhere in that huge case.
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« Reply #7 on: Sun, 29 April 2012, 06:18:15 »
Quote from: dorkvader;585355
What's the word on my old WYSE terminal 'boards?
The WY85 and WY-PCE use different signalling.

Quote from: dorkvader;585355
So Soarer's will work with the 4p4c terminal IBM keyboards, but what about those serial-looking connectors:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-UB-25-Classic-White-Enhanced-Keyboard-Vintage-/320718126980?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item4aac4a3f84#ht_1917wt_936
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-7362149-IBM-5251-Display-Station-83-Key-Keyboard-/330562581104?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item4cf710b270#ht_2872wt_894
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-6052101-Keyboard-3187-/200739620212?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item2ebd038574#ht_5005wt_936

These are probably not worth converting; they probably don't send break codes for most keys (although, I'm not sure about the first one, the 'bigfoot'). They need a controller replacement ideally - either the whole thing or just the CPU.
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