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open source keyboard protocol translator project

Vintage Keyboard Documentation

connectors | signaling | schematics | ROM images | pictures

Related stuff

links and related stuff

Keyboard Protocol Converters

..........beta-prototypes, should be usable for daily work

Acorn A5000 ---> PS2

Amiga 500/1000/2000 ---> PS2

Atari Mega-ST(E) ---> PS2

Apple Lisa ---> PS2

DEC LK201/LK401 ---> PS2

HP-9816 ---> PS2

IBM PC/XT ---> PS2

IBM 3104 ---> PS2

IBM 3151-3153/3179/318x/319x/34xx ---> PS2

Mac 128k/512k/Plus ---> PS2

Sun 4/5/6 ---> PS2

Symbolics Keyboard ---> PS2

Wyse WY-85/PCE Keyboard ---> PS2



..........alpha-prototypes, proved to be working:

Altos IV (Wyse with special scancode) ---> PS2

Amstrad PC1512 ---> PS2

Falco Terminal (PCXT with special scancode) ---> PS2

IBM 5291-2 ---> PS2

Robotron K7637.50 ---> PS2

Micromint16 ---> PS2

Robotron/RFT KC-85 Keyboard ---> PS2

Robotron K7673.02 (PCXT with special scancode) ---> PS2

Tandy 1000 Personal Computer Keyboard ---> PS2

PS2 Keyboard ---> DEC VT320 ...

PS2 Keyboard ---> Mac Plus

PS2 Keyboard ---> Sun

PS2 Keyboard ---> IBM PC/XT Computer

IBM PC/XT Keyboard ---> DEC VT320 ...

IBM PC/XT Keyboard ---> Sun



..........current development

migration from EAGLE to gEDA/PCB is in progress, proprietary data formats are inacceptable

Qume QVT2xx/QX15

Siemens SINIX-282 (for 9780x)



..........development

Ampex Model 210

Apollo Workstation Keyboard

HP-150

IBM RT / please help: connector datasheet wanted connector pictures

IBM 3177

IBM 3178

IBM Displaywriter

IBM 5251 Terminal Keyboard (parallel interface)

PS2 -> Lisa

Olivetti misc

Qume QVT102A and QVT109

RC Computer RC750

Robotron K7672.01/K7672.03

Sanyo MBC-555

Televideo 925 Terminal

USB HID using one of AT89C2051+USBN9604 or AT89C5130

C64, Atari 800XL, TI99/4a Keyboard Matrix ---> PS2 Computer

PS2 Keyboard+Mouse ---> Sun

ADB Keyboard ---> PS2 Computer (Take a look at Jakub Husaks xdb2usb converter using the Atmega8 to convert to USB)

Home-Computer Keyboard-Matrix-Emulator with ADG2128



..........planned/may be...

Commodore C128D Keyboard

Commodore C900

Consul-259.6

DEC VT100

Genovation Parallel Keyboard

HP2640A Terminal

HP-HIL

IBM 3278 Mod 1-5 Terminal Keyboard (parallel interface)

Intergraph Clipper-Arch Keyboard/Mouse

ITT Keyboard 2002 BT

Lilith

Mostek MK78046

NeXT

Perq

Philips, unknown model

Robotron K7634

Robotron PC1715

Siemens Tastatur 4000 (maybe from "Siemens Textstation T4200")

Siemens Tastatur TD81611

Siemens Teletext Keyboard

SGI Indigo

Lots of odd Keyboards in Hans Frankes Warehouse

Sync on green three-wire RGB to 5-wire RGBHV sync separator using the LM1881 to use any monitor on e.g. old IBM RS6000 250 machines

KbdBabel Keyboard-Protocol

Blow away some ridiculous patents concerning keyboards

Dont take the Project status qualification too serious, this may change fast.

Send questions, ideas and comments to babel -at- www -dot- kbdbabel -dot- org.