AT&T 6300 keyboard (non-standard)

[John N. Le]

In article <4059 at whutt.ATT.COM>, tes at whutt.ATT.COM (STERKEL) writes:
> I bought an Inmac keyboard to replace the tired one
> on the 6300 (I am getting tired of fixing it, and
> a new one is cheaper than 1.5 hours of "professional"
> repair.)
> 
> Anyway, guess what I found?
> 
> The 6300 uses a *NON-standard* keyboard plug.  can
> someone point me to a converter from the non-standard
> AT&T plug, to the standard IBM plug.
> 
> thanks,
> terry


Terry,

It is not that simple.  The 6300 keyboard has its own ROM code to
produce a different signal than the standard IBM keyboard.  You can not
just buy or build an adaptor for the plug.  You have to buy a new keyboard
designed to work with the 6300.  Keystronics (sp?) has 2 versions made for
the 6300 family.  The price is from $159 I believe.

I have used both the 6300 keyboard models 301 and 302.  They don't have a
good seal against dust.  If dust gets under the keys, then they stick and
don't response well.  You can remove key by key and clean the contacts to
get better results.  And don't forget to cover the keyboard when not in use.
This will make the keyboard last longer.  My first 6300 (1984) keyboard still
works fine and so does my 6300+ (1987) one.
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