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kbdbabel PC/XT to AT translator

Connect your keyboard PC or XT keyboard to the PS2-Machine

This translator is based on the 8051 based AT89C2051 microcontroller.
It will respond to AT/PS2 commands to enable flawless booting,
it is equiped with the three AT/PS2-LEDs missing on the PC/XT keyboard
and of course it will translate your keystrokes.

Note: there is a similar adaptor for Sun to AT/PS2.

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Status: working prototype.

Source, schematics and PCB layouts are now hosted on http://kbdbabel.sourceforge.net