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Adapter Help PLEASE - HoboKelly

Posted: Mar 28, 2010

I finally broke down and purchased an IBM clickety-clack keyboard but now I'm stumped as to where to get the adapter. Here's what I bought:

VINTAGE IBM Model M "Clicky" Keyboard p/n 1389160 - POS

I know many of you have purchased these gems and the adapters, and I'd love it if someone could link me directly to the precise adapter I need to make this compatible with my computer.

TIA!!! (P.S. - Hopefully picture below shows up so you can see the POS for which I need the adapter, lol!)

Vintage IBM Model M Picture - HoboKelly

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Hee's the Ebay link for what I bought so you can see the POS piece for which I need the adaptor:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200448116773&_trksid=p2759.l1259

Do you mean PS2 to USB? I googled and found that...sm - Connector answer

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Radio Shack has them. I imagine WM would carry them, as well as Staples.

WM = Walmart? - HoboKelly

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Our local Radioshack has them on their website but when we called, they said they didn't have them (our Radioshack stores here are just horrendous, unfortunately). I'll give Staples a try, too, as I hadn't thought of them. We also tried Office Depot but no luck there either. I know these adapters are out there as so many of us "heavy typers" still use the old keyboards...now that I have the keyboard, I just need the adapter. Thanks so much for your help!

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