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Offline chyros

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Keyboard tips: plugs, connectors and protocols
« on: Tue, 19 July 2016, 15:22:44 »
For those who are trying to get keyboards with old plugs like PS/2, AT etc. working with a modern computer, I made a short video to explain how you can get these working over USB on a modern computer. Hope you find it useful! :)

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Offline yomammary

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Re: Keyboard tips: plugs, connectors and protocols
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 20 July 2016, 07:29:41 »
I love your videos, I'm already subscribed on youtube ;)
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Offline sushi

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Re: Keyboard tips: plugs, connectors and protocols
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 20 July 2016, 07:32:10 »
Thank you!

My SSK just came in today so this will be useful.

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Re: Keyboard tips: plugs, connectors and protocols
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 22 July 2016, 12:13:33 »
IBM terminals also had a serial-port-ish connector.

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