Author Topic: Can this Wyse keyboard be adapted to work on a PC? (Read 3076 times)

microsoft windows · « **on:** Sun, 20 December 2009, 17:13:48 »

http://cgi.ebay.com/WYSE-900128-01-MODEL-WY60-ASCII-KEYBOARD_W0QQitemZ310126660788QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4834fd4cb4

I've heard that these Wyse terminal keyboards have black Cherry switches. I like their yellow arrow keys, and am considering getting one. However, before I make that decision, does anyone know if these can be adapted to work on the average PC?

Any help will be appreciated!

sixty · « **Reply #1 on:** Sun, 20 December 2009, 18:48:52 »

Quote from: microsoft windows;144008

http://cgi.ebay.com/WYSE-900128-01-MODEL-WY60-ASCII-KEYBOARD_W0QQitemZ310126660788QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4834fd4cb4

I've heard that these Wyse terminal keyboards have black Cherry switches. I like their yellow arrow keys, and am considering getting one. However, before I make that decision, does anyone know if these can be adapted to work on the average PC?

Any help will be appreciated!

I got one of those the other day. It will be my first project to convert using the Korean AIKON Controller. However, getting one of those is very hard.

I don't know what other choices there are to convert it. In either case it won't be easy and will likely require a ton of soldering.

microsoft windows · « **Reply #2 on:** Sun, 20 December 2009, 18:54:39 »

Maybe I'll get one for those yellow arrow keys. For a conversion project, however, I think I will get an old 122-key Model F.

sixty · « **Reply #3 on:** Sun, 20 December 2009, 20:01:48 »

Quote from: microsoft windows;144028

Maybe I'll get one for those yellow arrow keys.

I really like them too..

Mmhhh..

Xuan · « **Reply #4 on:** Tue, 22 December 2009, 19:19:52 »

What kind of switches are on those boards?

sixty · « **Reply #5 on:** Wed, 23 December 2009, 03:19:27 »

Quote from: Xuan;144616

What kind of switches are on those boards?

Cherry blacks. From what I've seen there might have been some versions with blues too.. but 99% seems to be Cherry MX black.

lal · « **Reply #6 on:** Wed, 23 December 2009, 12:19:18 »

The WY60 is a terminal keyboard and definitely _not_ PC-compatible. As others have pointed out, you'd need some controller based converter to hook it up to a PC. The material feels awesome though.

microsoft windows · « **Reply #7 on:** Wed, 23 December 2009, 13:52:58 »

Maybe I'll get one of those someday and put in the innards of another keyboard.

ch_123 · « **Reply #8 on:** Wed, 23 December 2009, 15:45:45 »

I like this variant, with it's Model F-esque 'hat' keys, and gazillion-pin DIN connector.

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