[Coco] Coco keyboard for PC

Dave Philipsen dave at davebiz.com
Tue Nov 29 09:29:46 EST 2016


I don't know if anyone mentioned this or not but the unit that you 
mention below is pretty much made for discrete switch inputs that are 
referenced to ground.  The CoCo keyboard is a matrix and you don't have 
access to each key switch in that manner.

Dave

On 11/28/2016 2:07 PM, Jim Veneskey wrote:
> I would use something like this:
>
> https://www.ultimarc.com/ipac1.html
>
> Since a Coco keyboard has no encoder - it should function similar to the
> arcade push button switches this device is made for.
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 3:01 PM, Henry Rietveld <rietveldh at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I m doing a pc on a stick into a coco case and want to retain the coco
>> keyboard if I can
>>
>> Sent from my BlackBerry Passport smartphone not running Android.
>>    Original Message
>> From: Bruce W. Calkins
>> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2016 2:43 PM
>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>> Reply To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Coco keyboard for PC
>>
>> Given the excess of surplus PC keyboards, I doubt anyone has bothered.
>> OTOH: a PS-2 or USB to CoCo adapter might get some small attention.
>> Bruce W.
>>
>>
>> On 11/28/2016 01:40 PM, Henry Rietveld wrote:
>>> Does anyone make an adapter to use a coco keyboard with a pc? Via usb?
>>>
>>> Sent from my BlackBerry Passport smartphone not running Android.
>>>
>>
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