Attempt at Compaq keybord swap with a PC keyboard (failed)

[Josh Dersch]

Just to be sure -- the PC keyboard you're using is an actual PC/XT 
compatible keyboard, not an AT, correct?  The PC/XT used a different 
protocol and is incompatible with later keyboards...

- Josh

On 1/23/17 8:53 AM, Randy Dawson wrote:
> Hi William,
>
> I did use the original kybd to trace out the clock and data, most of the keys work, and I have good scope shots.  I am on it again today, because it sure seems like it should work, using a PC keyboard.
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> I did not take scope shots on the first test, thinking it should just work.
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> Hopefully its just a signal inversion, I cant imagine the protocol is that different.  Each keypress looked like a byte of data, 8 cycles on the clock line with corresponding bits on data line.
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>
> Randy
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: cctalk <cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org> on behalf of william degnan <billdegnan at gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2017 5:29 AM
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> Subject: Re: Attempt at Compaq keybord swap with a PC keyboard (failed)
>
> Easier to fix the foam.  But a tip to replace the keyboard...use the Compaq
> keyboard bare by pressing fingers directly on the board, verify that works
> that way (it should).  Record the signals' wire path, match the replacement
> keyboard wiring.
> B
>
> On Jan 23, 2017 12:45 AM, "Randy Dawson" <rdawson16 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> This is the original Compaq I IBM PC clone, 8088
>>
>>
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>> On Mon, 23 Jan 2017, Randy Dawson wrote:
>>> I have luggable with the famous Keytronics foam kepad rot.
>> WHAT model Compaq?
>>
>> 8088? 80286?
>>
>