6 Aug
2008
6 Aug
'08
8:51 p.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 6 Aug 2008 at 15:10, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
Not necessarily true.
I have several versions of the Model M here that will work on a 5170 or
5150/5160. From my experiments it looks as though many of the Model Ms
built until the early 90s could auto-switch between the two protocols.
Don't tell the 5160 I have at work that it has a Model M on it. (And
it's not the funny Model M without the indicator lights. That one
without the indicator lights (1390120) was specifically made for the XT.)
Mike
The Model M came out *waay* after the PC. The
84-key is the one for the
PC. I don't think the Model M is even compatible with the PC.
PC AT 5170, yes--PC 5150, no--I tried it. Different protocol.
Cheers,
Chuck