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Mitsumi something? https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181216/0168ef83c55db8f8f275211935232645.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181216/968780d2d89c80944c4aab19886005d9.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181216/3c3a9707190d4be51b1ce4d812842f87.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181216/5f...

I need cheap Alps keycaps. Don't care how they look. Pad printed is ok

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I have in excess about 100 of each

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I think I have one. Is it a D-sub connector?

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I think I qualify. I have just got into the keyboard game with a model M and pingmaster. But I would like to get more experimental and do some restoration work. I have good soldering skills

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Cool! I actually am a subscriber and I love your vids. Keep it up!

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Chyros wrote:That looks exactly like Copam clicky foam and foil.

Really? I wonder how they incorporate a tactile click into foam and foil switches

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Don't take my word for it but it looks like done and slider of some type

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As for converting it to ps/2, I don't think it's possible. With some code you could probably get it running with a teensy or Arduino micro in mouse emulation mode over USB.

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The mouse uses a bus connector. In order for it to work it would have connected to a special add-in ISA card to talk to the computer.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_mouse

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Let's test your skills

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Well I'm not sure what m50 keycaps are like, but the 2 part pingmaster keys are made of abs plastic with a clear plastic top. In terms of texture they are completely smooth and not as nicely textured as the other keys. I would imagine they are very prone to yellowing in the future. Sent from my Pixe...

You can try replacing the electrolytic capacitors, they may have dried up or began to drift off value. It's a common thing for aging electronics.. If you can, send a picture of the PCB. Maybe it will help to diagnose the issue

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I made custom legends on my pingmaster custom so they would fit with the rest of the keyboard.

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I decided to make some legends for the re-legendable caps on this keyboard. I am a perfectionist so I made them matching as close to the originals as possible https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181121/89d0d70f102c44645bd3472cb9a9db3a.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181121/23735ba7ec657eba2506...

webwit wrote: ↑I had one of those. Had vintage MX blues.

is that a lexmark model m on the right?

Blaise170 wrote: ↑

That looks promising

I don't know what system this is from specifically, but Canon made many PCs over the years. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/67/77/3e/67773ec2ca0a7b68ff5531fe2ed7cc5f.jpg I mean I've heard of Canon computers, but all that I've seen predate the AT era. Like that machine there, it has a large din conne...

I got this board from a friend. Typing this on it. It appears to be exactly the same as a Chicony KB-5311 except with the Canon logo instead. Standard PS/2 keyboard with a mini din connector, rubber domes. Despite being rubber domes they are fairly tactile, responsive, and quite nice. Dated 5-31-93....