RE: keyboards interchangable?

["Roy Jacobsen" <rjacobse -at- microsoft -dot- com>]

Bill's short answer is correct, with one caveat: watch out for the type
of keyboard connector. Newer keyboards might come with a USB connection,
which would be useless for an older PC. Some PCs use a fat 5-pin DIN
connection, some a slimmer 6-pin mini DIN (also known as a PS-2
connector). Adaptors to make one type work with the other are available.

Regards,
Roy M. Jacobsen
Senior Editor, Documentation
Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions
One Lonetree Road
Fargo, ND 58104-3911
USA
roy -dot- jacobsen -at- microsoft -dot- com

If ignorance is bliss, how come more people aren't happy?


-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Kleczka [mailto:pkleczka -at- yahoo -dot- com]

>Are PC keyboards interchangable between brands of PCs?
>That is, if I plug a keyboard from my IBM machine 
>into my Dell, Compaq, etc, will the keyboard work?

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