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*** WANTED *** Info/Manual for LK201 keyboard for X11 port to ISI68k

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From: Freeman Pascal
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1991 14:33
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Hello,

Does anyone have any information, or better yet a manual, on  the DEC
LK201 keyboard???  I'm interested in how to program this little beastie.

I am doing an alternate port of X11r4 to my ISI68k and the keyboard for
my ISI looks very much like a LK201 in appearance and behavior.  I would
like to take full advantage the keyboard (in regards to setting modes, LEDs,
and using the speaker) when doing the port.  I'm disappointed that ISI never
took the time to add the support for the full LK201 (clone).  After all, 
that would only given their workstation the same features as all of it's
contemporaries on the market.

Of course, I could be wrong in thinking that the ISI workstation keyboard
is a LK201 clone.  If so, would someone please tell me?

If anyone noticed that there is no speaker on the ISI keyboard, they're
correct.  Although, if you open up the keyboard you'll find a pair of
pins on the far top-right marked "clicker".  Try plugging a speaker into
it sometime and rebooting the system - you will presented with chorus
of beeps, buzzes, boops, and whines.  Somehow the system turns off all
this neat stuff and turns the poor ISI keyboard into a dumb ASCII keyboard.

-Freeman P. Pascal

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pascal@wookumz.ai.mit.edu		He sent his only begotten Son, that
fpp@leland.stanford.edu			whoever believes in Him should not
Jesus is LORD of all.			perish but have everlasting life.
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Subject: *** WANTED *** Info/Manual for LK201 keyboard for X11 port to ISI68k
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