Hello, --- On Sun, 10/24/10, Gregg Eshelman <[email protected]> wrote:
> What would be the ultimate is a USB electronics board made > to replace the board in original AT and PS/2 Model M > keyboards. :) Someone's already done it: http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:6872 I favor this mod: http://zevv.nl/play/misc/ibm-usb/ ...in terms of ease, but it does leave a male connector sticking out of the keyboard. :( > The PS/2 port is on the way out as the "legacy free" move continues in > computers. Frankly, I'd be surprised if you could still buy a new machine with native PS/2 ports (can you?). I mean, with mice and keyboards being throwaway items these days, I wouldn't think the demand for legacy ports like the PS/2 is all that strong on new machines, but I just don't know, myself. At any rate, PS/2-USB adapters are available for older keyboards and there's no need to play "adapter roulette" as in years past; which adapters will and won't work with a power-hungry keyboard like the Model M has been pretty well documented by now. Granted, that -is- the nice thing about the Unicomp keyboards: they are ready to go right out of the box with USB. That said, there's something cool about plugging the exact same 20th Century keyboard into ever-changing 21st Century machines. :) Best, James Fraser -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
