Date   : Sat, 02 Jan 1999 20:49:45 +0000 (GMT)
From   : Dave Gilbert <gilbertd@...>
Subject: Re: Using PC keyboards

On 2 Jan 1999, Jonathan Graham Harston wrote:

> Does anybody know anything about using a PC keyboard with an Arc or BBC?

The Arc keyboard protocol is subtly different from that of PC keyboards -
although the RiscPC (maybe A5000/A4 etc???) will let you use PC keyboards.
I can't imagine how to use a PC keyboard ona Beeb - unless you wired it
upto the user support I suppose some how.

> Alternatively, does anybody know of a source of PC-style keyboards that
> connect with a 'standard' RS232 connection?  I remember coming across some
> in a catalogue years ago...

They should work - (make sure they let you use a separate power supply!) - 
they weren't for PCs - but they are fairly common; try RS or Farnel.

Dave

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