theacct@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (73700000) (10/05/90)
Hi, I know this has probably been discussed before but I have just come upon an Amiga 1000 without a keyboard. I have heard that there are some places that sell these keyboards and that there is also a way to make an adaptor that will let you use a PC keyboard with the 1000. Does anyone know anything about this? I am looking for .any way. to hook up a keyboard to my 1000 and I am desperate. please send me mail AND post if you will, this server is VERY flakey and I don't trust it to receive news. Thank you. theacct@ucscb.ucsc.edu Dan Jasper Jalkut -DJ- .
billsey@agora.uucp (Bill Seymour) (10/09/90)
In article <7510@darkstar.ucsc.edu> theacct@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (73700000) writes:
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: Hi, I know this has probably been discussed before but I have just
:come upon an Amiga 1000 without a keyboard. I have heard that there are some
:places that sell these keyboards and that there is also a way to make an
:adaptor that will let you use a PC keyboard with the 1000. Does anyone know
:anything about this? I am looking for .any way. to hook up a keyboard to my
:1000 and I am desperate. please send me mail AND post if you will, this
:server is VERY flakey and I don't trust it to receive news. Thank you.
We (NES, Inc.) sold a 1000->2000 keyboard convertor for a while when
that trade in deal went into effect. I don't know for sure, but I think there
are still a few left. If you'd like one, they're $14.95 plus $3.00 for
shipping. the company address is:
NES, Inc.
4660 SW Flower Pl.
Portland, OR 97221
It should work fine on a 2000 keyboard. If you want to buy a PC style keyboard
instead, the only one I know of that will work is the Northgate Ultra. Call
Northgate ((800) 548-1993) to find pricing and such. You have to ask for the
Amiga version, since the keycaps and such are different. Most other PC type
keyboards will *not* work, since the keyboard data timing parameters are
different.
:theacct@ucscb.ucsc.edu
:Dan Jasper Jalkut
:
:-DJ-
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-Bill Seymour billsey@agora
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From article <7510@darkstar.ucsc.edu>, by theacct@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (73700000): > > Hi, I know this has probably been discussed before but I have just > come upon an Amiga 1000 without a keyboard. I have heard that there are some > places that sell these keyboards and that there is also a way to make an > adaptor that will let you use a PC keyboard with the 1000. Does anyone know > anything about this? I am looking for .any way. to hook up a keyboard to my > 1000 and I am desperate. please send me mail AND post if you will, this > server is VERY flakey and I don't trust it to receive news. Thank you. > > theacct@ucscb.ucsc.edu > Dan Jasper Jalkut > > -DJ- > .. I was just looking through the new Amiga World and I beleive creative computers was selling A1000 keyboards for $68.95 (could have been $86.95). It's the November issue. Dana S Kaufman