IBM Model M keyboard repair tip

Actaully, I think they still do (or at least Maplin had them in stock within living memory :-)). However, the adapter is a lot more expensive tha na 5 pin DIN plug and much less likely to turn up in my junk box :-). It's proably more reliable to eliminate a second set of plug and socket conenctions (the mini-DIN plug on the keyboard to the femail end of the adapte), but that is not really an issue. The original Type M has a calbe that plugs in at the keyboard end too, using one of those SDL connectors. I am told that IBM sold two types of cables ending in 5 pin DIN (for the 5170, etc) and 6 pin mini-DIN (for the PS/2 machines). But finding those cables now is non-triival (at least over here), it's a lot easier to modify the one you have if need be. -tony