6 Aug
2008
6 Aug
'08
12:55 p.m.
On 6 Aug 2008 at 15:27, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
Even on the AT, the protocol works, but you need a
cable adapter.
I've got a whole mess of them, of both persuasions. They came with
the old IBM "monitor saver" boxes (along with pieces of sticky-sided
velcro). I wish I could find a home for a few of those. Too bad
they'll respond only to keypress and not to mouse movement.
A lot of third-party keyboards either had switches or could auto-
detect and adapt to the difference between PC and PC AT protocols.
But what with +5 being available on the cable, it would be as easy as
fishing with dynamite to program a PIC or AVR as a lump in the cable
to convert betwixt the two.
Cheers
Chuck