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From: Bob Eager
Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2018 23:47

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On Mon, 02 Jul 2018 00:26:56 +0100, Chris wrote:

> On 07/01/18 23:55, Bob Eager wrote:
> 
> 
>> I bought an IBM one in 1989, and it was in daily use. Still is - I'm
>> typing this on it!
>>
>>
> No concept of *design life* or planned obsolescence back then. Still
> have a nos IBM keyboard, says TPE on the front badge, but has a 9 pin D
> on the cable and a sheet saying only for use on the IBM PC-AT.
>  From memory, the AT keyboards had a din plug on the cable, but
> maybe mistaken...

No, you are correct. The AT (as with the XT and the PC) had a 5 pin DIN 
plug. I still have some DIN to PS/2 adaptors.

The keyboard cost £130, but that's less than 50p a year...
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