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From: wwm@pmsmam.uucp (Bill Meahan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Ibm keyboards on the st...can it be done?
Message-ID: <1990Jul23.175127.26053@pmsmam.uucp>
Date: 23 Jul 90 17:51:27 GMT
References: <1990Jul20.024826.396@wolves.uucp> <1990Jul23.140138.4794@diku.dk>
Reply-To: wwm@pmsmam.UUCP (Bill Meahan)
Organization: Ford Motor Co EFHD Ypsilanti Plant, Ypsilanti MI
Lines: 35

In article <1990Jul23.140138.4794@diku.dk> jensting@rimfaxe.diku.dk (Jens Tingleff) writes:
>brian@wolves.uucp (Brian Daniels) writes:
>
>
>
>>Is it possible to connect an IBM AT-style keyboard to a 1040ST without
>>excessive chaos?
>
>In short, no. Cause: incompatible scan codes.
>
>On the other hand, you can buy a hardware modification in Germany 
>that consists of a replacement keyboard/IO processsor and a new 
>connector. Insert the new keyboard processor, set up the connector, 
>and, *WHAM*, there you are. Cute. The problem that is solved by the 
>new processor is that the only *really* compatible solution is to 
>patch the keyboard processor program. Alternative solutions based 
>on a new keyboard and some software hacks just aren't that compatible.
>
>
>(disclaimer: I don't even have one of the things ! I only saw an ad).
>
>	Jens
>Jens Tingleff MSc EE, Institute of Computer Science, Copenhagen University
>Snail mail: DIKU Universitetsparken 1 DK2100 KBH O
>"It never runs around here; it just comes crashing down"
>	apologies to  Dire Straits 

And just how might us North Americans (Specifically US) obtain this package?
Has a distributor been appointed?  Can we order direct?  How much IS that
doggy in the window?
-- 
Bill Meahan  WA8TZG		uunet!mailrus!umich!pmsmam!wwm
I don't speak for Ford - the PR department does that!

Any attempt at wit is liable to offend _somebody_!