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Offline Tactile

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A new old keyboard
« on: Sat, 03 January 2015, 17:55:54 »
A friend who knows I like keyboards found this at a by-the-pound Goodwill.

Is there a way to make this work with a modern computer?

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Re: A new old keyboard
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 03 January 2015, 17:56:54 »
Quote from: Tactile on Sat, 03 January 2015, 17:55:54
A friend who knows I like keyboards found this at a by-the-pound Goodwill.

Is there a way to make this work with a modern computer?

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looks like an F XT

you can do it easily with a teensy and soarer's firmware
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Re: A new old keyboard
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 03 January 2015, 18:44:01 »
The Goodwill of North Georgia system does not sell computer gear.

A manager said that "real" computer stores complained about the "competition" but that seems odd.

Perhaps there is a lot of it that they can't sell and it is hard to dispose of.

That XT would be a great chassis to turn into an XTant.
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Re: A new old keyboard
« Reply #3 on: Sat, 03 January 2015, 19:59:47 »
What kind of connector?
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Re: A new old keyboard
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 03 January 2015, 20:56:47 »
Quote from: shut up on Sat, 03 January 2015, 19:59:47
What kind of connector?

This is it...
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Re: A new old keyboard
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 04 January 2015, 02:56:50 »
Man, that looks awesome.
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Re: A new old keyboard
« Reply #6 on: Sun, 04 January 2015, 04:02:08 »
Quote from: Tactile on Sat, 03 January 2015, 20:56:47
Quote from: shut up on Sat, 03 January 2015, 19:59:47
What kind of connector?

This is it...

Oh, an AT. You can get AT to PS/2 converters pretty cheap, if your motherboard has a PS/2 port. It might even work without further craziness then, not familiar with the old IBMs. You can daisy-chain an AT to PS/2 converter to a PS/2 to USB converter, but most of the latter suck horribly and you're probably better off doing surgert.
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Re: A new old keyboard
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 04 January 2015, 05:26:22 »
I don't think that one is an AT. He'll almost certainly need either a teensy and software or need to buy one of those pre-made thingies from eBay.
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Re: A new old keyboard
« Reply #8 on: Sun, 04 January 2015, 10:26:24 »
It is physically the same as an AT plug but electrically different.

Some true converter will be needed. The Teensy is cheaper and more versatile, but the Hagstrom is plug-and-play.
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Re: A new old keyboard
« Reply #9 on: Sun, 04 January 2015, 13:52:28 »
I've heard that Model F have a nicer feel than Model M but this is my first experience with an F. I'm typing this on a 1391401 M, & have had several over the past decade, but this type F keyboard has such a great feel. And the entire keyboard feels much more solid.

It seems to be in good mechanical condition - both flip-up feet are fine and all the keycaps are firmly installed, the cable & strain relief look good. I might build or buy a converter to see if it really works.
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