Re: Is this posted to the rig

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From: ED LESLIE
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1990 23:57

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4225_5105@uwovax.uwo.ca (John MacDonald) writes:
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>What I need to know is if it is possible to connect a keyboard
>up to a AT compatible in another way than through the keyboard jack.
>Is there a company that makes an 8 bit board that enables you to do
>this?
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Your request might be more successful if you explained more about what 
you are trying to do -- to pique people's interest :-)

Your first problem will be that the PC/AT/?? keyboard uses serial, 
not parallel communications. One idea you might consider -- hook up
a CRT and use a COMx port. If you are looking for special scan codes 
as would be generated by a PC/AT/??, there are lots of CRT's on the
market meant for use on multi-user DOS platforms (i.e. using Multi-
Link, PC/MOS-386, etc.), which generate (I think) the same scan codes
as the actual PC/AT/?? keybord. Some fairly quick experimentation would
reveal the truth.

TTFN <ed.leslie@canremote.uucp
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From: ed.leslie@canremote.uucp (ED LESLIE)
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Subject: Re: Is this posted to the rig
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Date: 10 Feb 90 23:57:00 GMT
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