9 Jan
2001
9 Jan
'01
10:39 a.m.
On Mon, 8 Jan 2001 00:46:17 -0500 Lawrence Walker
<lgwalker(a)look.ca> wrote:
Nope. I have about a 1/2 dozen of the IBM PC/XT K-Bs. Those
hefty beasts are my favorite k-b. Also a couple of the XT/AT switch
type. This Amstrad does have a 5-pin DIN, but the pins are
arranged differently than on the PC.
ciao larry
Reply to:
lgwalker(a)look.ca
Found an Amstrad PC1640HD20 but unfortunately no
K-B.
This is like an IBM 2011/2021 with the PSU in the monitor case.
Luckily I did get the monitor and it does power up. I understand the
K-B is proprietory however.
I thought the keyboard was a standard IBM XT-compatible?
Note that the XT keyboard is not the same as the "modern"
AT keyboard. The XT had no caps-lock lights, for instance.
And the interface protocol was subtly different, even
though it used the same 5-pin DIN plug. You may be able to
find old PC keyboards with an AT/XT switch on the bottom.
If you can, select XT and try it!
--
John Honniball
Email: John.Honniball(a)uwe.ac.uk
University of the West of England