That 60 pin job sounds to me like a port replicator or a docking station connect or. Maybe if you looked at www.compaq.com, they might have something. -Randy http://i.am/PICxpert - PICxpert@techie.com ICQ Nickname: PICxpert - Fax: (208) 330-3630 -----Original Message----- From: grijalba@cvtci.com.ar [mailto:grijalba@cvtci.com.ar] Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 10:05 PM To: piclist@mitvma.mit.edu Subject: Re: [OT] Attaching a Keyboard to a Notebook Hi Mark I think the notebook doesn4t have a keyboard port (is quite old) !! It only has a serial, an LPT and a 60 pin female plug (don4t know what this is !) Can I build an adapter (and the right software) to plug the keyboard to the Comm or LPT ?? Thanks Javier -----Mensaje original----- De: Mark Willis Para: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Fecha: Martes 16 de Noviembre de 1999 03:38 a.m. Asunto: Re: [OT] Attaching a Keyboard to a Notebook >>If you get a "DIN 5 to Mini-Din 6" adapter, you should be able to >just >>plug the keyboard into the adapter, and then the adapter into the >>keyboard, assuming the laptop has a keyboard port? >> >>Among MANY other places, http://www.computergate.com/ has these, for >>example, part number AK0506FM, 99 cents. I drop orders in there >all the >>time, need to order more serial cables pretty soon! >> >>Talk to me off-list, I know somewhat about old machines, sort of >refurb >>'em for "pin money" occasionally. >> >> Mark >> >>Javier wrote: >>> >>> Hi >>> I want to attach a standard keyboard to an old Compaq Contura >4/25, does >>> anybody know how to do this ??? >>> Any sites with info about old notebooks?? >>> Thanks a lot >>> Javier >> >>-- >>I do small package shipping for small businesses, world-wide.