| From: | Neil Bothwick |
| Date: | 19 Apr 2001 at 01:23:58 |
| Subject: | Re: Using an Amiga 2000 keyboard with a PC |
Don Cox said,
> On 18-Apr-01, James Luscombe wrote:
>> I've got 2 Amigas (as below) and a PC, what I want to do is use the
>> same keyboard and monitor for all three. I've got a monitor/keyboard
>> switchbox, so all I need now is cables/adaptor to use a single
>> keyboard. I know I can get the necessary adaptor to use my PC k/b, but
>> I would much prefer to use my current A2000 k/b - the problem is that
>> I can't find an adaptor that would allow this. I've looked on Aminet
>> and emailed Eyetech (no reply).
> Amiga and PC keyboards are not compatible. You can get boxes that
> convert from PC to Amiga (use a PC kb on an Amiga), but for some reason
> not the other way around.
Probably not the demand.
> It's not just a matter of wiring, the signals
> need converting.
There's more to it than that. I tried to use a PC keyboard through a
switchbox. Once I'd switched it to the PC, the Amiga's keyboard
interface stopped working until I rebooted. I suspect it was falling
over because it was missing some sort of sync signal.
> I want one too, because I have a nasty feeling these AmigaOnes etc will
> be set up to use PC keyboards.
You could use a Mac keyboard...
Neil
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