[Coco] Keyboard mylar fix poll

Dave Philipsen dave at davebiz.com
Tue May 16 11:25:50 EDT 2017


Or to be a little more precise, the PS2 keyboard sends codes that denote 
when a key is pressed or not pressed (released).  If a key is pressed 
(and held down) then the corresponding connection is made on the CoCo 
matrix and held until the PS2 key is released.

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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