If anyone was going to do that then just use a ole keyboard and just stand
it up on it's side or end they do not take that much space up.
-----Original Message-----
From: John Wright <wjohn1@tampabay.rr.com>
To: slug@nks.net <slug@nks.net>
Date: Sunday, February 10, 2002 11:20 PM
Subject: RE: [SLUG] 486's and keyboards
>They were called dummy keyboards and they were really expensive at the
time.
>Try the earlier suggestion of gutting an old keyboard for the cable and
>circuitry.
>throw it in a cheapo R.S. plastic case and be done with it.
>
>Fred
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: slug@lists.nks.net [mailto:slug@lists.nks.net]On Behalf Of Brian
>Coyle
>Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 9:32 PM
>To: slug@nks.net
>Subject: Re: [SLUG] 486's and keyboards
>
>
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>On Sunday 10 February 2002 20:35, Bill wrote:
>
>> Okay ... that sounds like it could work ... but would be kinda kludgy. I
>> seem to recall (back when Computer Shopper was a good place to learn
about
>> computers) reading about some sort of plug in "dummy" devices consisting
>of
>> a plug and just enough circuitry to fake a keyboard / mouse. Does anyone
>> know what they were called / where to get them? If I knew what they were
>> called, I could probably track them down online.
>
>This was one of the reasons I just made my own. A couple of years ago, I
>found some (using "keyboard dongle" on google IIRC) but they were far more
>money than I was willing to part with. Most BIOS' now have a keyboard
>option, so I suspect these will be harder and harder to find. And more
>$$$ -
>supply and demand.
>
>As for kludgy- I simply stick the KB circuit board into an unused ISA slot
>(make sure the electrical tape covers the board completely!) and poke the
>cable thru the card slot. If you really want fancy, I suppose you could
>drill a hole thru the slot blank. ;)
>
>
>GOOD LUCK!
>
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