Keyboard key labels

From: Doc Shipley <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Mon Nov 25 09:12:00 2002

On Mon, 25 Nov 2002, Sean 'Captain Napalm' Conner wrote:

> It was thus said that the Great Patrick Finnegan once stated:
> >
> > I know Mr. Duell may not like my suggestion... but why not just find
> > yourself an IBM PS/2 'clicky' keyboard and use that, plugged into the PS/2
> > keyboard port on the back of your computer? Or are you unlucky enough to
> > have a machine that doesn't have a PS/2 keyboard connection? Sure, it's
> > not the same as the keyboard on, say, and ADM-3A, but it's 'more
> > authentic' than modern keyboards.
>
> I've found a PS/2 keyboard with the older style DIN connector. Granted,
> it's one out of maybe 6 or 7 PS/2 keyboards I currently have, but I have
> seen them.

  There are "AT"-style cables for the early RS/6000 keyboards with
detachable cables. I have a couple of them.

        Doc
Received on Mon Nov 25 2002 - 09:12:00 GMT

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