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Replacement PS/2 cable for IBM Model M keyboard? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 months ago by SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org

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I was going through the attic and I found the Model M keyboard I bought a couple of years ago. The cable, though, has seen better days. Where can I buy a replacement cable?

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[–] SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I bought this keyboard as more of a historical keepsake rather than for a daily driver. Still, I would to like to have it in good shape and learn to tinker with old electronics.

[–] TheFinn@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I think I bought mine off mono price. I'm sure Amazon has some. But I also used a ps2 to USB adapter and used it as a daily driver for years. The only reason I stopped was because it was too loud when no longer had an office to myself.

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

more power to you. don't get me wrong I think it's great keeping old hardware going but I have access to a large cache of old hardware (at work we have a defunct computer museum. More Apple II's then anyone could want) and it's generally not worth fixing because there's always another collecting dust just around the corner.

But if you were going to use this old ps2 with a ps2->usb dongle for a daily driver it's probably not worth it after soldering and cosmetic detail