Re: Keyboard

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Wayne Stewart writes ...
>
> Rubywand wrote:
> 
> >
> > That approach might work. One problem, aside from a bulky kb cable, could
> > be noise pickup and false keying on those long KB matrix lines.
> >
 ....

> Good point. I should test that out ahead of time by lengthening a IIe
> keyboard ribbon cable to maybe double what I'm planning to use and
> using it for a few days.
 ....

     That should be a good test and doable without too much hassle. Be sure to
let the cable flop around near a power line, the monitor, and similar noisy
places. If keyboard input is still reliable, you have a pretty decent
indication that a shorter cable will work for connecting to a tower-ized //e.



Rubywand