[Coco] Mechanical keyboard upgrades for the CoCo

[Kandur]

Had been looking at that, but it's $150 price makes the other solutions more attractive.
Anyway, have you configured it to be a Coco keyboard?
Another thing, I don't want more then one keyboard on my desk.

Kandur

Friday, August 21, 2015, 3:43:20 PM, you wrote:
> I bought one if those and it's support both USB and PS/2

> http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/mechanical-keyboard/wasd-v2-104-key-custom-mechanical-keyboard.html
> On Aug 21, 2015 6:31 PM, "Kandur" <k at qdv.pw> wrote:


>> As far as I know, the "magic" is inside the keyboard or mouse itself.
>> My USB keyboards don't work with passive adapters on PS/2 ports.
>> I haven't seen any PS/2 host to USB keyboard and/or USB mouse active
>> adapters. They could make one, if they put their minds to it, but what
>> market would there be for it ?
>> PS2 is disappearing from computers as we speak. The market for that kind
>> of active adapter would also be disappearing.

>> Kandur

>> Friday, August 21, 2015, 2:45:15 PM, you wrote:
>> > Thanks Mark,
>> > I would get one right away, if it had a USB interface.

>> > Kandur

>> > Friday, August 21, 2015, 12:55:11 PM, you wrote:

>> >>> On Aug 21, 2015, at 11:53 , Kandur <k at qdv.pw> wrote:

>> >>> I would prefer to use an off the shelf,



>> >>> my PC's present, well placed keyboard.
>> >>> Haven't looked yet, but sure such an interface could be had,
>> >>> for far less then the $200, $300 prices bandied about here.

>> >> $55

>> http://www.frontiernet.net/~mmarlette/Cloud-9/Hardware/PS2Keyboard.html



>> >> Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
>> http://www.nf6x.net/

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