Model: KE-XTUSB
Convert a vintage XT style keyboard to a standard USB keyboard!
The KE-XTUSB converter accepts standard XT style keyboard input and produces USB keyboard output. It can be used with any computer that supports the USB keyboard protocol and connects in line with your XT keyboard and the computer's USB Port. This arrangement allows for use of your favorite vintage XT keyboard on any computer with a standard USB port.
Virtually any XT protocol keyboard can be used with the KE-XTUSB converter. We integrated our knowledge and experience of the various manufacturers of XT keyboards to produce a product that automatically accounts for the subtle differences sometimes found in keyboards of this type.
The product uses standard system drivers, special drivers are not required. The KE-XTUSB obtains power directly from the computer’s USB port, no other voltage supply is needed.
Jumper selectable mode for converting AT and PS/2 prototcol keyboards to USB.
This KE-XTUSB converter comes in a small enclosure that can be mounted in a convenient location. The device ships with a printed user manual, a six-inch adapter to connect the 5 pin DIN connector of the XT keyboard to the 6 pin miniDIN connector of the KE-XTUSB’s keyboard port, and a standard 3-foot Male/Male Type A to Type B USB cable to connect the target computer’s USB port to the KE-XTUSB unit.
All required connecting cables and adapters are provided with the unit.
Supplied with a printed user manual, a six-inch adapter to connect the 5 pin DIN connector of the XT keyboard to the 6 pin miniDIN connector of the KE-XTUSB’s keyboard port, and a standard 3-foot Male/Male Type A to Type B USB cable to connect the target computer’s USB port to the KE-XTUSB unit.
Hagstrom Electronics, Inc. designs and manufactures products which allow customers to interface with their computer's Keyboard, Mouse, USB and Serial inputs in a multitude of ways.