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You can use a 5150 keyboard on a modern computer fairly easily, all you need is a relatively inexpensive adapter like this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/38560791201
by ndiddy 2y ago
You can use a 5150 keyboard on a modern computer fairly easily, all you need is a relatively inexpensive adapter like this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/385607912016 https://www.ebay.com/itm/385607912016 . Overall I think the 5150 keyboard feels a lot better to type on than the Cherry switches and Chinese clones that the article covers.
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- myth_drannon 2y agoAdding adapters increases the delay, it won't feel the same
- ndiddy 2y agoThe Soarer's converter has a 1000Hz polling rate, the same as most modern high-end gaming keyboards. I imagine any additional delay you would feel over using the keyboard on a 5150 is more likely caused by the added latency inherent to modern OS's, triple buffering, compositing, etc. compared to DOS programs.
- AlgorithmicTime 2y ago[dead]
- singleshot_ 2y agoBut then what would I use on my IBM 5150?