[Coco] Keyboard project for CoCo 1

[Robert Emery]

What sort of cable/connector does the keyboard have?


On Wed, May 3, 2023, 4:45 PM Salvador Garcia via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
wrote:

>  I don't recall the revision, but the connector is a 1 x 16 90 degrees
> male header connector.
> <I can't find a way to include a picture>
> Salvador
>     On Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 02:30:41 PM CDT, Robert Emery via Coco <
> coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
>
>  Any CoCo1/2 (and even 3) keyboard has the same pinout, but the connectors
> varied over the years.
> Some sockets have contacts on one side, some on the other side, with traces
> on the mylar keyboard to match. I think early ones were even soldered in.
> It's kind of a crap-shoot whether a newer keyboard will *easily* work with
> an older CoCo, but where there's a will there's a way.
>
> Can you share a picture of your keyboard and it's connector? What revision
> is your CoCo1?
>
> Bob
>
> On Wed, May 3, 2023 at 11:13 AM Salvador Garcia via Coco <
> coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> > I am picking up an old project. Last year I got a CoCo 1/2 keyboard from
> > Fabıan Rodrıguez. I would like to connect it to a CoCo 1. How have others
> > connected third party keyboards to the CoCo 1? I only have the keyboard,
> > not the ribbon or cable that physically connects to the motherboard.
> Thanks!
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