24 Jun
2021
24 Jun
'21
8:34 p.m.
On Jun 24, 2021, at 10:11 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:
Geeze, at that price, do I need to start clearing out my keyboard collection? Nope, not
going to do it...
I?m actually in pretty good shape, plenty of LK201?s & LK401?s (from my VT320?s,
VT420?s, and workstations), plus a couple LK450-AA?s and a PCXAL or two.
I?m just not clear on if there is any difference between a LK412-AA and a LK450-AA, both
have the WPS keycaps, both have the PS/2 style DIN connector.
I do wish I had a couple LK402-AA's (basically a 401 with WPS keycaps).
I also wish I knew why I have two LK450-AA?s. :-) Though I?m glad I do.
Besides a terminal with ReGIS Graphics, the only other terminal that would tempt me is a
Honeywell, but then I can connect to Multics from a VT420 just fine.
Zane
On Jun 24, 2021, at 1:07 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 6/24/21 9:06 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
Thanks. That's a crazy high price for what "untested, for parts" with a
thick coat of dirt. I find a conventional PC layout good enough for what I need.
paul LK201s use 4800 baud UART interfacing. PC
keyboards with DIN connectors (PS-2) have a very different type of interface, nothing like
a UART. If the terminal you are talking about wants a PS-2 keyboard, as my VT501 does,
you need a protocol translator. It would essentially be the reverse of the LK201 emulator
for PS-2 keyboards I released a while back, and possibly the same board could be used with
a rather different program running on it.
paul
ebay seller wooch22 has been selling cherry wyse ansi layout keyboards that
are restorable, if you want something to convert
with the right layout
https://www.ebay.com/itm/313552477333 <https://www.ebay.com/itm/313552477333>