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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!dtix!darwin.sura.net!wupost!tulane!ukma!news
  2. From: WALLY@UKCC.UKY.EDU
  3. Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
  4. Subject: Re: A2000 keyboard and A500
  5. Message-ID: <168BDEFB.WALLY@UKCC.UKY.EDU>
  6. Date: 14 Dec 92 06:03:52 GMT
  7. References: <holler.02ov@holli.UUCP> <37832@cbmvax.commodore.com>
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  12.  
  13. In article <37832@cbmvax.commodore.com>
  14. grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins) writes:
  15.  
  16. >In article <holler.02ov@holli.UUCP> holler@holli.UUCP (Jan Holler) writes:
  17. >> In article <1992Dec8.005523.17910@usage.csd.unsw.OZ.AU> trevore@vast.unsw.edu.au (Trevor Elbourne (Supr. Hell) BE) writes:
  18. >> > Is the A2000 keyboard compatible with the A500 ? I'm thinking of
  19. >> > putting my A500 in a PC case and using a 2000 keyboard (if possible).
  20. >>
  21. >> Yes! You just need to rewire it to the conector of the A500.
  22. >
  23. >Well, you might mention that the "3-finger" reset will no longer
  24. >work if you do this - you'll either have to rig up a separate
  25. >reset button or a little circuit to emulate the A2000 reset
  26. >circuit which detects a long "low" period on the keyboard clock
  27. >line.
  28. >
  29.  
  30. How would this be done?  A simple momentary switch to the lines that
  31. are currently used for reset, or something a bit more complicated?
  32.  
  33. >--
  34. >George Robbins - now working for,     work:   to be avoided at all costs...
  35. >but no way officially representing:   uucp:   {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr
  36. >Commodore, Engineering Department     domain: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com
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