I need to make a cable

From: Shawn T. Rutledge <rutledge_at_cx47646-a.phnx1.az.home.com>
Date: Sun May 21 22:09:40 2000

On Sun, May 21, 2000 at 06:51:37PM -0700, Wayne M. Smith wrote:
> PS/2 cable onto it, but upon opening one of these up I
> see there are only 4 wires so I'm a wire short (even
> assuming that the missing wire was in the same spot).
> I could solder the five wires to the conector pins (I
> have a really nice Hakko soldering station), but this
> would be a mess as you need to mutilate the cable
> connector in order to get to the pins.

Most likely not all pins are used; if memory serves there is
5V, ground, data, and clock. You can probably use a search engine
to find a PS/2 connector pinout on the web. And you can get PS/2
connectors at electronics stores like Fry's.

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