[Coco] Keyboard mylar fix poll

Dave Philipsen dave at davebiz.com
Tue May 16 10:27:23 EDT 2017


Basically, when the keypress is made on the PS2 keyboard then the 
correct closure(s) are made on the CoCo matrix corresponding to the CoCo 
key(s) that should be pressed.

Dave


On 5/16/2017 5:44 AM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> I'm curious.  How do they handle when a program reads the keymatrix to
> tell if a key is up or down?
>
> bill
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Coco [coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] on behalf of Ron [ron at kdomain.org]
> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 9:34 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Keyboard mylar fix poll
>
> Hi Richard,
>
> Practical and less expensive to go with a PS/2 adapter? Absolutely.  I
> have 2 of those adapters myself and they work very well.
>
> There are some folks (including me) that still wish to keep using the
> original keyboard that came with the Coco and that's who my poll on
> Facebook and email on this list are specifically targeting.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Ron
>
>
> On 05/15/2017 03:07 PM, Richard Lorbieski wrote:
>> It would be more practical to buy a PS/2 keyboard adapter for $55 from cloud9.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of camillus gmail
>> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 2:45 PM
>> To: Bill via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Keyboard mylar fix poll
>>
>> I rather invest in a mechanical key switch solution.
>>
>> cb
>> On 5/15/2017 8:51:18 AM, Ron <ron at kdomain.org> wrote:
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> I added a poll on Facebook, but figured I would ask on the mailing list as well (for those not on Facebook) to see if anyone is actually interested in a replacement part for fixing the keyboard mylar issues on Coco 2's and Coco 3's.
>>
>> Please send your reply in a private email to me so we can keep all the noise off the list.
>>
>> I'm interested to know what Coco model(s) you need a replacement part for and the maximum budget you are willing to spend (per unit).
>>
>> It's great to see we may have some options now, but we need to bring the per unit cost down and that will only happen if there's enough interest.
>>
>> Thanks for your time!
>>
>> -Ron
>>
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