IBM 5576-001 Keycap Replacement?

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DeChief

19 Mar 2017, 14:32

My IBM 5576-001 is missing a keycap, as pictured here:

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And I was just wondering: does anyone know a place where I can get custom printed gray keycaps? Or does someone have a replacement they could sell me?

I don't know what kanji is supposed to be on the keycap since all the photos I could find are too low res, but I just bought an IBM 5556 Multistation keyboard that has the same layout, so I can read the kanji from there.

arkanoid

19 Mar 2017, 17:55

Here you go.
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y11971alex

20 Mar 2017, 02:40

取消, or "cancel".

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DeChief

25 Mar 2017, 02:40

arkanoid wrote: Here you go.
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y11971alex wrote: 取消, or "cancel".
Fantastic, thank you both!

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Wingklip

26 Mar 2017, 21:57

Ay my boy. I have the same board but how to use it with soarer's converter? Or are you just using it over usb?

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DeChief

29 Mar 2017, 07:31

Wingklip wrote: Ay my boy. I have the same board but how to use it with soarer's converter? Or are you just using it over usb?
I'm using it with the IBM 5551 PS/55 that it was designed for. :D

But I have tested it with a modern PC, I just used a generic active adapter that I found in a draw somewhere.

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Wingklip

29 Mar 2017, 14:26

Wow an actual PS/55

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DeChief

25 Apr 2017, 04:02

Wingklip wrote: Wow an actual PS/55
Yep! And a PS/55Z 5530 too. :P

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