6 May
2001
6 May
'01
5:27 p.m.
I have an IBM PC Jr that works but don't have the keyboard with it.
is there a way to take an old IBM pc keyboard and make an adapter to make it work on the
jr ?
6 May
6 May
5:44 p.m.
At 10:27 PM 5/6/01 -0400, you wrote:
I have an IBM PC Jr that works but don't have the
keyboard with it.
is there a way to take an old IBM pc keyboard and make an adapter to make
it work on the jr ?
You need a special adaptor to attach it. If I remember correctly I got mine
from PC Enterprises in Belmar NJ (many years ago). I
understand that they
are still in business.
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6:07 p.m.
I think PC Enterprises is the only one that's ever made the adapter and they
still show that they support the Jr.
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From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Gene Ehrich
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 9:45 PM
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Can I use pc keyboard on a pc jr
At 10:27 PM 5/6/01 -0400, you wrote:
I have an IBM PC Jr that works but don't have
the keyboard with it.
is there a way to take an old IBM pc keyboard and make an
adapter to make
it work on the jr ?
You need a special adaptor to attach it. If I remember correctly
I got mine
from PC Enterprises in Belmar NJ (many years ago). I understand that they
are still in business.
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gene(a)ehrich.com
gehrich(a)tampabay.rr.com
P.O. Box 3365 Spring Hill Florida 34611-3365
http://www.voicenet.com/~generic
Computer & Video Game Garage Sale
7 May
7 May
12:31 a.m.
At 10:27 PM 5/6/01 -0400, you wrote:
They are still in business but not too quick to answer
inquiries about such items. The Tandy 1000/IBM PCjr catalogs are
still shown online though and supposedly they have some of that stuff
still in a wharehouse.
Jeff
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I have an IBM PC Jr that works but don't have
the keyboard with it.
is there a way to take an old IBM pc keyboard and make an adapter
to make it work on the jr ?
You need a special adaptor to attach it. If I remember correctly I
got mine from PC Enterprises in Belmar NJ (many years ago). I
understand that they are still in business. 
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10:12 a.m.
I have a pc jr keyboard and no pc jr. I bought it for a project that
never panned out. If the original poster of this thread would like it
he or she may have it for postage from the 80919 zipcode (colorado)
in the US. I don't recall whether the cable is present, but the infrared
link should work.
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Jim Strickland
jim(a)DIESPAMMERSCUMcalico.litterbox.com
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I have an IBM PC Jr that works but don't have
the keyboard with it.
is there a way to take an old IBM pc keyboard and make an adapter to =
make it work on the jr ?
It's _possible_ (on the grounds that all such tasks are _possible_), but
the 'adapter' is a lot more than just a cable. It would almost certainly
involve a microcontroller of some kind -- the keyboard interface signals
on the PC and the Jr are totally different.
I can probably find a spec of the PC-jr keyboard interface in the TechRef
if you want to have a go.
-tony
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