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I attempted to attach a separate keyboard to the 701C. Even if you ignore the key travel deficit, several common keys (such as DEL and INS) are inconveniently placed. The port replicator has PS/2 plugs for both keyboard and mouse. Having available only a keyboard with an old-fashioned connector, I went to Radio Shack and got a (DIN ?) to PS/2 pin converter. It didn't work. IBM said that only REAL PS/2 keyboards would work. And you have to power down the machine for it to make the change (too bad; so much of the 701 is hot-configurable). So, has anybody done this? Can I just buy a cheap PS/2 compatible keyboard from a parts liquidator? Or does it have to be a very specific model of keyboard? Thanks Jonathan Berry