[Coco] Keyboard project for CoCo 1

[dave at davebiz.com]

Ah, yes. The old CoCo 1s had the header. Later models had the FFC connector. 

-Dave Philipsen

> On May 4, 2023, at 6:58 PM, Salvador Garcia via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
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> Single row, 16 pin, female header.
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> I found a picture of my motherboard. Turns out that it has a matching 16 pin, single row, male header. Looks like I am good 😊
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> I thought it was a mylar connector, but as usual, my memory failed me
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> Salvador
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Coco <coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com> On Behalf Of Robert Emery via Coco
> Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2023 11:27 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Cc: Robert Emery <remery66 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Keyboard project for CoCo 1
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> What sort of cable/connector does the keyboard have?
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>> On Wed, May 3, 2023, 4:45 PM Salvador Garcia via Coco < <mailto:coco at maltedmedia.com> coco at maltedmedia.com>
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>> I don't recall the revision, but the connector is a 1 x 16 90 degrees
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>> male header connector.
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>> <I can't find a way to include a picture>
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>> Salvador
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>>    On Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 02:30:41 PM CDT, Robert Emery via Coco <
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>> <mailto:coco at maltedmedia.com> coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
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>> Any CoCo1/2 (and even 3) keyboard has the same pinout, but the connectors
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>> varied over the years.
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>> Some sockets have contacts on one side, some on the other side, with traces
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>> on the mylar keyboard to match. I think early ones were even soldered in.
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>> It's kind of a crap-shoot whether a newer keyboard will *easily* work with
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>> an older CoCo, but where there's a will there's a way.
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>> Can you share a picture of your keyboard and it's connector? What revision
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>> is your CoCo1?
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>> Bob
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>> On Wed, May 3, 2023 at 11:13 AM Salvador Garcia via Coco <
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>> <mailto:coco at maltedmedia.com> coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
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>>> Hi all,
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>>> I am picking up an old project. Last year I got a CoCo 1/2 keyboard from
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>>> Fabıan Rodrıguez. I would like to connect it to a CoCo 1. How have others
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>>> connected third party keyboards to the CoCo 1? I only have the keyboard,
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>>> not the ribbon or cable that physically connects to the motherboard.
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>> Thanks!
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