deskthority

andresteare wrote: 01 Oct 2024, 00:00 the enter key looks unequivocally IBM, doest it have buckling spring switches?

Nah not buckling springs, feel like rubber domes.

Hi all,

Does anyone know of a DOS util that will show me what key has been pressed so I can try and work out the mapping that a keyboard I have is trying to do?

A bit like the test in the PS/2 reference disk if I remember correctly, but for DOS.

Cheers,
Steve

I finally found an ATX-PS/2 adapter so I plugged the keyboard into a PS/2 port on a PC and it kind of works! I get numbers and letters, but most of the other keys don't behave like you'd expect.

I'm trying to find a DOS util that will show me what key has been pressed so I can try and work out the ...

Hi,

Just picked this keyboard up and wondered if anyone knew anything about it. It looks like an IBM Model M, but the keys aren't in the slightest clicky and I think are rubber dome. No LEDs on it, but it has an AT style connector. I don't have any working PCs with an AT keyboard connector so I've ...

Thanks for the info!

I might just buy one as it's he easiest option.... I can always sell it again after 75 Euro is cheaper than eBay!

Cheers,
Steve

Hi all,

A year old thread I know but I'm after something similar, albeit simpler. I have an IBM InfoWindow terminal with the RJ45 connector but I have no keyboard for it, and replacement IBM keyboards are more expensive than I want to risk not knowing if the terminal works properly!

Can I just ...