On Fri, 31 Jul 2009, Stefan Trethan wrote:
> But it doesn't even have any windows keys!
And that's just the way I like it!
> Are there any active PS2 / USB converters that could be used? The ones
> I know are just pin/pin adapters for mice which can already talk USB.
> If there are any adapters they could probably be put inside the
> keyboard with little difficulty.
I bought one from clickykeyboards.com for that purpose. Shortly
afterwards, I found two projects dealing with using a microcontroller to
entirely replace the driver board. It's much cleaner that way.
> In any event there is lotsa space in those old keyboards, I'm sure you
> could fit several USB hubs. Unless of course you just have to have the
> indides of your ancient keyboard looking like they were made that
> way.....
Yes, there is quite a bit of space in the Model M. The problem is how to
keep things straight with the cabling. I've nearly abandoned a Paia
Fatman synthesizer for the very same reason in favor of a newer
double-sided board.
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David Griffith
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