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Post by C128Man on Mar 22, 2015 14:19:59 GMT
Hi Guys,
At last, I've got a C128D!!! He is wonderful. This is a metal model :-) But, the owner hasn't got the keyboard anymore! Does anyone can sell me a C128 keyboard?
Ben
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Post by ken on Aug 12, 2016 0:18:39 GMT
interesting , a 128dcr with a missing keyboard.... while you are trying to hunt down the proper keyboard/housing ....you can use any old 128 keyboard out of a flat 128 you just need to make a extremely simple db25-db25 cable and plug the keyboard into the cable and plug the cable into the 128dcr it will be ugly but it will get you up and running I make the cables all the time for people with 128dcrs missing the keyboard
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Post by VDC 8x2 on Aug 13, 2016 21:09:01 GMT
maybe there is a converter for using a pc keyboard.
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Post by ken on Aug 14, 2016 0:16:44 GMT
yeah but then you got to blindly figure out all the c= keys on a pc keyboard just like using a emulator yuck.......... lol this way you have all the proper keys in the proper location and if you run the 128 case through a band saw, you have a nice case for the 128 keyboard for the 128dcr
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Post by TacKer on Aug 14, 2016 17:19:51 GMT
I have often wondered why no one has manufactured a Commodore layout USB keyboard for use with emulators. Now, Ken has me wondering if it could be possible to have both a USB and a DB25 port. With a DB25 port, it could now be used with a C128D/DCR. I wonder if this would require two different motherboards within the keyboard or if it could be hacked all into one. Possibly a switch would be required depending upon which port was needed.
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Post by ilkerficicilar on Aug 14, 2016 20:09:44 GMT
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Post by VDC 8x2 on Aug 15, 2016 16:21:54 GMT
cool option
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Post by nonefornow on Dec 15, 2016 16:33:01 GMT
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Post by mrbombermillzy on Dec 15, 2016 20:50:19 GMT
interesting , a 128dcr with a missing keyboard.... while you are trying to hunt down the proper keyboard/housing ....you can use any old 128 keyboard out of a flat 128 you just need to make a extremely simple db25-db25 cable and plug the keyboard into the cable and plug the cable into the 128dcr it will be ugly but it will get you up and running I make the cables all the time for people with 128dcrs missing the keyboard The cable may be 'simple', but it cannot be simply purchased... Apparently, on ebay, a 'straight through' cable routes pin 1 to pin 1....pin 25 to pin 25! These cables seem to be abundant on ebay but they dont work for this. You need a 'proper' straight through (i.e. pin 1 to pin 13, etc) otherwise you get jumbled up letters as the matrix selection is wrong. Either that, or get 2 of these cables and a gender changer to swap the pins back again! If I dont get hold of a 128D keyboard soon, I will have to resort to this.
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Post by Pyrofer on Dec 16, 2016 9:20:50 GMT
just buy a pack of 30cm dupont male to male jumper wires.
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