| Title: | DECpc Product Information |
| Moderator: | STOWOA::MADONIA |
| Created: | Mon Aug 16 1993 |
| Last Modified: | Tue May 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 550 |
| Total number of notes: | 1664 |
I have a Dec pc at home, with a PCXAL-FA keyboard. I have
a new computer desk, and in the new setup the keyboard cable
is about 2 to 3 feet too short to reach the system box. The cable
seems to be undetachable, and so I guess I need an extension as
opposed to a longer replacement. Can anyone tell me the magic
description I should write down and take to the local electronics store
so I buy the right thing? Thanks a lot.
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| 550.1 | there are only two kinds.. | TEKVAX::KOPEC | Tom Kopec W1PF | Tue May 06 1997 14:15 | 12 |
You've probably already figured this out for yourself, but..
PCs have two kinds of Keyboard connectors; the 5-pin DIN, and the
mini-DIN. The 5-pin DIN is maybe half an inch in diameter and has
(phew!) 5 pins, while the mini-DIN is about a quarter inch in diameter
and has "more" pins (I forget how many, maybe 8 and some plastic index
pin..)
Look at the cable, place it in one of the above categories, and head
for Fry's ..
...tom
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