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Modding a Thinkpad Keyboard for External Use?

Posted by Cliff on from the just-for-the-fun-of-it dept.

Rinisari asks: "I've recently acquired a working keyboard from a IBM Thinkpad. It has ~87 keys, mousestick with left, right, and rocker buttons, and five other buttons: IBM, volume up/down/mute, and a power button (part number 08K4785). I want to make an interface cable, preferably USB but PS/2 will suffice, to be able to use this on my desktop. Has anyone ever tried something like this?"

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  1. Re:IBM makes things close to this.. by tigersha · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    For a while last month Apple was selling a game with the ibook on their site in Germany which cost 30000 Euros!

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  2. What about the monitor? by _aa_ · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Is it possible to remove the LCD from a notebook pc and generate a functional monitor?