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- From: tsch0098@rz.uni-hildesheim.de (Thorsten Schnurawa)
- Subject: Re: Using an IBM keyboard with an Atari ST
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.120333.5608@rz.uni-hildesheim.de>
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- Organization: Universitaet Hildesheim, RZ
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 12:03:33 GMT
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- In article 1e8p5oINNaf7@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu, an938@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (George II Lenzer) writes:
- >
- > My last posting got a little messed up, so I will try
- >this again. Does anyone know of a way to connect an IBM style
- >keyboard to an Atari ST via a D.I.Y. circuit that does not use
- >the MIDI ports, or the serial port? I have a newer ST which
- >has the mouse/joy ports built onto the back of the keyboard, so
- >these would have to be transplanted too. Is there any info on
- >intelligent keyboard interface itself? Maybe a way to transfer
- >that to an IBM?
- > My main angle here is to put my 520 STfm into a tower
- >case so as to save desk space and add modularity to my system.
- >I know that others have done this, so... If you're out there,
- >please give me any suggestions that you may have.
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- Why don't you use a Mega-ST(E)-Keyboard ?
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- It may be installed very easiely, and it has all the plugs needed for mouse and
- joystick.
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- Ciao,
- Thorsten
- >
- > Thanks,
- > George II Lenzer
- >--
- >"I'll let you in on a little secret.
- > The whole universe is totally INSANE!!!!"
- > Mr. Natural
- >
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