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learning 101 - 09 May 2005 00:13 GMT

Hello everyone, as always thanks in advance for any help you can offer. I
have a friend who needs a keyboard, he is running windows 98 on a rather old
computer, the keyboard is one of the older ones with I think a serial port
hookup. (Not sure on this name). It has the pins and then has 2 screws on
each side to hold it too the computer. Pretty much like a printer. Sorry
for my lack of knowledge on this stuff. I am wondering what the precise name
is and if anyone knows where he might possibly locate one of these. Thanks
again for any help.

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Galen - 09 May 2005 01:01 GMT

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Hello everyone, as always thanks in advance for any help you can
> offer. I have a friend who needs a keyboard, he is running windows
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> if anyone knows where he might possibly locate one of these. Thanks
> again for any help.

I'm not sure, how many pins? You probably, from your description, mean a
serial port? There is a 5 pin (DIN5) as well, big ol' fat thing, and a PS/2
(Mini DIN6) which has 6 pins of course. Those don't hook up with screws or
the like so it's not them. I'd wager you mean serial port.

Galen

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Jeff Richards - 09 May 2005 01:40 GMT

Keyboards for older computers come with two varieties of connector. One is a
5-pin DIN and the other is a 6-pin miniDIN. See:
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/kb/const/otherConnector-c.html

I have never come across a PC that uses the type of connector you are
describing. If that really is the keyboard connector then it must be unique
to that specific PC manufacturer. Are you sure he isn't looking at the
serial port, or possibly the joystick port?

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> Hello everyone, as always thanks in advance for any help you can offer. I
> have a friend who needs a keyboard, he is running windows 98 on a rather
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> Thanks
> again for any help.

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learning 101 - 09 May 2005 01:49 GMT

Thanks for the information, I will contact him and have him look again and
describe it to me. I will get back to you with more information tomorrow.
That web page with photo's is very helpful.

> Keyboards for older computers come with two varieties of connector. One is a
> 5-pin DIN and the other is a 6-pin miniDIN. See:
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> > Thanks
> > again for any help.

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