Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!whuts!lcuxlm!andante!princeton!njin!rutgers!att!ihlpf!jnl From: jnl@ihlpf.ATT.COM (John N. Le) Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,att.sys.pc6300,att.wanted Subject: Re: AT&T 6300 keyboard (non-standard) Summary: Buy a replacement keyboard from Keystronics Message-ID: <6817@ihlpf.ATT.COM> Date: 2 Dec 88 14:42:15 GMT References: <4059@whutt.ATT.COM> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs (IHP), Naperville, IL Lines: 35 In article <4059@whutt.ATT.COM>, tes@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. -- # # # # John N. Le # ## # # AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL (IHP 2A-346) # # # ## # Voice: 312-416-4564, AT&T Cornet: 8-348-4564 ## # # #### Email: ..!att!ihlpf!jnl