bjh@cbnewsj.att.com (bernard.j.hudson) (07/31/90)
Is it possible to provide independent use of AmigaDOS and the Bridgeboard at the same time ? The Bridgeboard can have its own disk, mouse, and monitor, but how about ITS OWN KEYBOARD ? How can I plug a PC keyboard directly into a Bridgeboard or Sidecar ? I see a few unknown connector pins on the A2088 near the center and on the Sidecar in the right front bottom. The users group wants 2 people to be able to type at the same time: one using AmigaDOS and one running MS-DOS on the same Amiga 2000/A2088. Perhaps I could use a remote control program from a PC serial port or netkeys, but that requires a whole terminal. Any ideas ? ....BJ bjh@mtgzz.ATT.COM att!mtgzz!bjh
barrett@meridn.enet.dec.com (Keith Barrett) (08/02/90)
In article <1990Jul31.162936.2006@cbnewsj.att.com>, bjh@cbnewsj.att.com (bernard.j.hudson) writes... > >Is it possible to provide independent use of AmigaDOS and the Bridgeboard >at the same time ? The Bridgeboard can have its own disk, mouse, and monitor, >but how about ITS OWN KEYBOARD ? How can I plug a PC keyboard directly >into a Bridgeboard or Sidecar ? I see a few unknown connector pins >on the A2088 near the center and on the Sidecar in the right front bottom. I also would like to know what these bridgeboard pins are (ATTENTION COMMODORE), especially since I know have to support my own XT board. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I'm Bart Simpson - who the hell are you?" Keith G. Barrett - Software Specialist Internet: barrett@meridn.enet.dec.com Digital Equipment Corp. "DEC has it now" UUCP: decwrl!meridn.enet!barrett // "Wait'll they get a load of me" - Joker \X/ "The Amiga is really a picoVAX" "You won't get it!" - the Prisoner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
rwm@atronx.UUCP (Russell McOrmond) (08/07/90)
It was written by barrett@meridn.enet.dec.com (Keith Barrett) on 1 Aug 90 17:18:13 GMT that... >In article <1990Jul31.162936.2006@cbnewsj.att.com>, bjh@cbnewsj.att.com (bernard.j.hudson) writes... >>but how about ITS OWN KEYBOARD ? How can I plug a PC keyboard directly >>into a Bridgeboard or Sidecar ? I see a few unknown connector pins >I also would like to know what these bridgeboard pins are (ATTENTION >COMMODORE), especially since I know have to support my own XT board. Yes, it is quite possible, but I am only familiar with the Bridgeboard itself. Background: On the Bridgeboard, there is really one chip GENERATING scancodes, and another chip decoding them. All you need to do is put a keyboard BETWEEN these two chips, and sever the connection between them. What I did was this. There is a connection between U40(pin 62) and the Test Connector (j7 Pin 3). Cut this line closest to U40. This is the KeyBoard DATA lines. Now, Hook your Keyboard up to pin 3(KBData), pin 4(KBCLOCK),pin 5(Reset/PwrGood), and of course Pin 7(+5V) and pin 8 (Ground). I had been running with a keyboard, and a Mono monitor on my Bridgeboard for some time. I have now upgraded to an A3000, and do not want to embarass it by installing a Bridgecard. :Later -- Opinions expressed in this message are my Own. My Employer does not even know what these networks ARE. Russell McOrmond rwm@atronx.UUCP {fts1,alzabo}!atronx!rwm FidoNet 1:163/109 Net Support: (613) 230-2282 Amiga-Fidonet Support 1:1/109