Looking for a parallel keyboard

From: Peter C. Wallace <pcw_at_mesanet.com>
Date: Tue Jan 13 17:44:51 2004

On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Tony Duell wrote:

> > Does this mean there might be a small market for a PS/2 to parallel
> > keyboard converter? I can envision two modes, output only, where ASCII
>
> That was my first thought -- a PC keyboard + a microcontroller. Shouldn't
> be too hard to write the firmware....
>
> Of course, not being the business type, I would probably have GPLed it,
> not tried to sell it ;-)
>
> -tony
>

If anyone wants them I have >20 _blank_ PCBs that have a 28pin (16C63 I think)
PIC location, Xtal for PIC, a MiniDIN PS2 KB input port, a MiniDIN KB output
port and a 20 pin header. Intended as a membrane switch scanner (with PS2
feedthrough) but could function as a PS2-parallel adapter with the right
firmware.


Peter Wallace
Received on Tue Jan 13 2004 - 17:44:51 GMT