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Hello! I want to thanks all of you for choosing me in the Deskthority Awards of 2019 as the winner of the category Finds / Collections / Restorations : https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=23084 , it's an honor for me to be awarded with the Golden Wingnut. https://i.imgur.com/QHI496r.jpg Als...

Hello!

I want to buy an IBM Pingmaster, it could has chinese or japanese layout.
The main condition is that the keyboard should be in the United States.

I need your help guys to find one. Thanks!

Hi! As you might know, few weeks ago I purchased a big loot of M122 keyboards (17 pieces to be exactly) and within the loot a rare Model M122 came: https://i.imgur.com/M1pAHoh.jpg The keyboard was pretty dusty but after cleaning it, you can see the black badge: https://i.imgur.com/8awKkyc.jpg Here m...

Thanks matt3o for all that you do for this community and for all the members too that make this great resource of data grow every year. SneakyRobb congratulations for the prize and also your project was awesome! The rest of the participants deserves my personal congrats too, all the projects were ex...

Did you managed to convert your 3178 with this method???

Congrats on all your work here. Would of actually put through a bid but Ellipse still owes me my F77. Still have not heard anything from him or even received anything as of yet. If he's done a runner with all my money, then maybe I would buy your keyboard as the last hope of ever owning and using a...

Congrats on all your work here. Would of actually put through a bid but Ellipse still owes me my F77. Still have not heard anything from him or even received anything as of yet. If he's done a runner with all my money, then maybe I would buy your keyboard as the last hope of ever owning and using a...

Alright guys, the post is finished. No more edits from now to the future about this keyboard. I will use it as it is, I won't change its original paint. Perhaps in the future, if the original logic board dies I will replace it with an XWhatSit one. If you need help with any 4704 keyboard or just wan...

I solved this problem using the QMK firmware, so.. just try that and I'm sure that it'll work. Also, try to put all the switches low except the 8th, put it high.
Now I have some problems with the RIGHT SHIFT key, I can't insert it properly in the keyboard, it gets stuck.

Can you confirm if that you're plugging the keyboard into the converter before plugging the converter into the PC? Do you know if you're using TMK configured for "interrupt" mode? It may also be worth trying USART and Busy/Wait. 1) Yes sure, the keyboard is connected to the converter and then to th...

There's a discussion here that involves removing a jumper from the board inside the case https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?t=22168 Not sure how many varieties of M122 there are, so I don't know if applies to your situation. My M122 keyboard is this: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nKm-CyueEzs/maxresdefa...

jerkstore wrote: ↑

23 Sep 2019, 18:16

Can you confirm that this is how you have it connected to the keyboard?

http://www.seasip.info/VintagePC/ibm_1390876.html

Yes, the connections are correct. Also, I tested a second logic board from another M122 and same error. I'm using Hasu's firmware.

When you say hasu's firmware, are you referring to his AT converter or his Terminal converter? When you plug in the keyboard with Soarer's, does it show which keyset the board is recognized? 1) I'm referring to his Terminal converter. 2) No, when I connect the keyboard to the pc using the Soarer's ...

Have you tried using QMK? Their pins are slightly different. https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/tree/master/keyboards/converter/ibm_terminal No, I should try. But I don't know why Soarer and Hasu firmwares didn't work.. I know some people that used the same keyboard with one of those firmwares and...

Hello! I have an IBM M122 Keyboard and I tried to do the conversion to USB using an Arduino Pro Micro 5V 16mhz. First I soldered the pins correctly to PD0 (data), PD1 (clock), GND and VCC as Soarer and Hasu indicates. Then I flashed the Arduino with Soarer's firmware and next I uploaded the keymap, ...

Soarers will not work on the 3178. I converted the 3178 using DMA's commonsense. Enjoy your blueswitch. this is my favourite model F and I use this as my daily driver.... Do you have the tutorial in hand? and do you know why the back of the blueswitch has some space? it's very rare this keyboard. T...

Hello, I want to share with you 3 of my new adquisitions. They are 2 IBMs 3187 keyboards and 1 IBM Model M122 from 1987. https://i.imgur.com/rrSkFZw.jpg https://i.imgur.com/jmdq7z2.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Uk4mmwN.jpg I wanna know if it's possible to convert the 3187 keyboards to USB only with Soarer...

How much an IBM 3178 Keyboard cost?

And what about the terminal model F's? Like the 4704 keyboards?

What keyboard is this?

Good job! glad to see this kind of restorations!

snacksthecat wrote: ↑

22 Jul 2019, 23:53

Really nice tutorial. Thanks for taking the time to share it.

We must help each other, it's the only way to grow.

Yup, TMK speaks almost everything, 4704 included. I remember running this when I first got my Kishsaver and Hasu first supported them. I consider Xwhatsit's controller an upgrade, though, as I never liked the 4704's original cable, or its bulky end, and Xwhatsit's GUI worked well before Unimap. Now...

dcopellino wrote: ↑

22 Jul 2019, 00:44

Redmaus wrote: ↑

22 Jul 2019, 00:16

Now all I need is a 4704

No problem, you'll find it here for free
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yeah!

Enjoy!

Hi, I made this post to help you to convert your IBM 4704 keyboard to USB with a cost less than 10 USD! Capacitive F50, F62, F77 and F107 can be converted with this method. https://i.imgur.com/0xUosna.jpg This post took me some work, but after all I did it!. First , I have to thank to HASU: https://...

Chyros wrote: ↑

21 Jul 2019, 09:12

Wow, that is really nice Oo . Super elegant, well done mate!

Thank you! And congrats for your youtube channel, your videos are amazing!

Alright guys, the Keyboard is ready! Today I finished the converter, I used a cheap Arduino Pro Micro as you can see in the images, heat shrinkable tubes, cables and of course a female DB-9. Here, the final product: https://i.imgur.com/BQou3Zs.jpg https://i.imgur.com/MXGcGjX.jpg https://i.imgur.com/...

That gif is amazing!

andrewjoy wrote: ↑

16 Jul 2019, 15:33

Nice.

Take a peak inside , you may see a happy surprise.

Some M50s ( if not all ) have a half F half M design . An F style top and bottom plate with M internals. Or what i like to call a "Proto M"

Really? I'll see