Ancient input devices

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From: Philip Nason Burt
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 01:31

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Being the pack rat that I am, I was picking through Rensselaer's trash
today when I came across some beautiful finds.  The school just
retired an IBM machine running VM/CMS.  We found a completely stripped
case and some IBM input devices:  keyboards and digitizer tablets!

The devices are from "IBM 5080 graphics displays".

the keyboards have:

	24 function keys across the top
	10 goofy keys on the left
	arrow keys on right, but no numeric keypad
	APL characters printed in red on some of the keys
	increadibly sturdy construction
	15 pin female port
	24 pin male port

	part # 6248413
	ID #   313x h8786
	date   21-1984

the digitizer tablets have

	missing pucks
	9 pin male port
	9 pin male cable
	increadibly sturdy construction

	type 5083 1
	s/n 27906
	date 1980

I plan to write to Big Blue soon, but i would like to find out where I
can find any tech specs.  Is it possible to adapt these to a PC?  Can
I get a replacement puck for the digitizer?  Can I get a driver?

thanks,

phil

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