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Re: GS keyboard on Laser128



In article <bitzm.931.2D59112B@columbia.dsu.edu> bitzm@columbia.dsu.edu (Mike Bitz) writes:
>>Anybody know if it would be possible to attach an external keyboard
>> to a Laser 128ex, and just how I'd go about it?  Would I have to
>> make my own cable?  Would any brand keyboard do?

>Yes, I'd also like info about this subject matter....thanks!

This would be non-trivial, since the GS keyboard is ADB.  You'd need a
microcontroller and interface, plus some glue logic to massage the data into
whatever form the Laser's keyboard encoder is expecting.  PC keyboards present
a similar problem.
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