8 Jan
2003
8 Jan
'03
5:20 a.m.
On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Ron Hudson wrote:
If you mean a cable adapter, NO WAY.
On the other hand, you COULD remount the circuitry of an AT keyboard into
a Compaq keyboard case, or make a box to go inline that would take the
signals from the XT keyboard, and emulate the signals of an AT keyboard.
Well, Tony could do it. If I had to do it, I'd probably use a PC
(probably a Compaq) to do the task.
The original Compaq "Portable 286" is basically the same case
configuration as the original "Portable". Why not just start with it?
It has the right keyboard, and is trivial to switch over.
And they are cheaper than the original, since they are not yet
"collector's items". (I sold a few for $10 each).
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
The most
difficult part was finding an AT compatible keyboard that
fits the case. Compaq did make some (used in a 286 version of the
Portable) but they're not easy to find.
Wouldn't a keyboard adapter work?
Use the keyboard you got and just
adapt it to the motherboard.