[Coco] CoCo keyboard connector.

[Christopher R. Hawks]

On Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:12:41 -0600
Allen Huffman <alsplace at pobox.com> wrote:

> What is the CoCo 1/2/3 keyboard connector? I remember it being a
> ribbon cable on my CoCo 1, then it was some kind of thin (mylar?)
> ribbon on the CoCo 2/3.
> 
> What does it plug in to on the motherboard? And on the keyboard
> itself? I need to find a source for those connectors for my USB
> keyboard interface project.
> 
> Any tips?

Allen:

	The 'HAWKSoft Keyboard Extension' used a 34 pin floppy drive
connector to connect to the keyboard (slid to one side) and a 40 pin
IDC plug to plug in to the motherboard. (looks like a 40 pin chip).

> I am going to be documenting some of my research on a website I have,
> and will crosspost CoCo related items to the list as I get to them.

	The teensy (http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/) works fine to connect a
CoCo keyboard in place of a USB keyboard (great for MESS). Still working
on generating keys that the CoCo doesn't have.



Christopher R. Hawks
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