20 Aug
2008
20 Aug
'08
9:16 p.m.
Philip Pemberton wrote:
I was only going to post on the web site, but I knew that some elitist
snob here would get upset. So I posted in both places.
(If your blood pressure is rising now, then you are an elitist snob.)
(It's also fun throwing bricks at people who are so easily stirred.)
:-)
Back On Topic ...
I scanned the overlay, cleaned it up and posted it. Enjoy!
It's nice to finally see the LPFK light up :)
Yes, yes indeed ...
It's probably worth noting that the LPFK
doesn't auto-repeat, nor does
it send a separate key-up/key-down scan code. Depending on your POV,
this is either a good thing or a bad thing :)
I like the simplicity of it. Press a button, get a byte. No need to
worry about key combinations and other silliness that makes decoding the
PC keyboard so fun.
All of this is
also written up at
http://brutman.com/IBM_LPFK/IBM_LPFK.html for the good of the greater
public.
Though in fairness the message you posted here is probably going to be
more permanent :) I have a blank
overlay and a CADAM overlay that labels the keystrokes. I
will probably scan the blank shortly so that people can download and make
their own.
I'll look forward to that. I'm trying to think of a serious use for the
LPFK but I'd still like to see what the keypad overlays look like. Interestingly enough, I did a quick search on CADAM
and found this --
<http://www.cadam.com/ccd_products_keypad.htm>. It seems to be a mini
version of the LPFK without the blinkenlites.
Ugh, look at the price! Kind of expensive for an alternate keyboard
with custom scan codes.
Mike