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Gribnitz

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I am sure this has been asked, but I can't seem to narrow down a search without getting 1,000 hits. I have a bunch of the old 5 pin keyboards, including an old Tandy, but I have no Tandy PS2 style keyboards. I have an RLX and RSX that have the PS2 style connector that I want to use, but can't seem to get any keyboard to work on it. Is there any kind of adapter (old AT/XT keyboard to PS2), or other keyboard I can use that will work on the RLX/RSX? I could have sworn I had my RLX working at one time with a non-tandy PS2 keyboard.

I also have a Tandy 2100 486 that I haven't even tried to power up yet. Is that machine going to be in the same situation? I didn't get a keyboard with that one either.

I love old computers, but they are such a pain.
 
The RLX and RSX *should* take regular PS/2 keyboards...or an AT keyboard adapter to the PS/2 connection. I guess it is possible the RLX uses an XT type keyboard, but most likely is AT/PS2. The RSX being a 386 should definitely be an AT keyboard.

I know what you mean...old computers are fun...but can definitely be frustrating at times. :)

Wesley
 
FWIW, I have a Tandy Sensation!, which is an early 486SX dating back to 1993 or so, and it has a PS/2 keyboard.
 
Despite having a 286 processor, the 1000RLX is actually an XT-class machine, thus it requires an XT-compatible keyboard. The official Tandy Enhanced Keyboard is XT/AT autoswitching, as well as older versions of the IBM Model M (made before Lexmark took over the production and cost-cut the design). You can also use an XT or XT/AT-switchable keyboard with an AT (large 5-pin DIN)-to-PS/2 plug adapter.

The 1000RSX is a proper AT-class 386SX machine and thus can use any PS/2 keyboard, including modern ones which are AT-only.
 
vwestlife said:
Despite having a 286 processor, the 1000RLX is actually an XT-class machine, thus it requires an XT-compatible keyboard. The official Tandy Enhanced Keyboard is XT/AT autoswitching, as well as older versions of the IBM Model M (made before Lexmark took over the production and cost-cut the design). You can also use an XT or XT/AT-switchable keyboard with an AT (large 5-pin DIN)-to-PS/2 plug adapter.

The 1000RSX is a proper AT-class 386SX machine and thus can use any PS/2 keyboard, including modern ones which are AT-only.
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Perfect. I remembered using one of these, so I must have been using the RSX with a standard PS2 keyboard. For the RLX, are you saying I can use one of my old IBM clicky keyboards if I can find an adapter? Do you know where you can get an adapter like that?
 
Gribnitz said:
Perfect. I remembered using one of these, so I must have been using the RSX with a standard PS2 keyboard. For the RLX, are you saying I can use one of my old IBM clicky keyboards if I can find an adapter? Do you know where you can get an adapter like that?
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Here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/370937442708

And there was a 1000RSX that just sold for $250 on eBay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/200986652259

I noticed that unlike all other Tandy 1000 models, it does not have any joystick ports!
 
Hatta said:
What makes this model so desirable? And what distinguishes it from the 2500 line?
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The 1000RSX is the last and probably the rarest model of the Tandy 1000 series. It is pretty much the same thing as the 2500RSX except in a smaller case and with DOS and DeskMate in ROM.
 
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