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From: jdickson@jato.jpl.nasa.gov (Jeff Dickson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.marketplace
Subject: Re: New hardware idea
Message-ID: <1991May15.210829.21780@jato.jpl.nasa.gov>
Date: 15 May 91 21:08:29 GMT
References: <4912@orbit.cts.com>
Reply-To: jdickson@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Jeff Dickson)
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
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In article <4912@orbit.cts.com> chucks@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Erik Funkenbusch) writes:
>dtiberio@eeserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (David Tiberio) writes:
>>  Also, it shouldn't cost too much to make the keyboard detached on the A500.
>>The only necessary modification would be to redesign the upper part of the
>>A500 case and make it square, plus add some support. Keyboard cases are
>>already available; just add holes for the LEDs. 
>
>Actually there is a bit more, the 500's keyboard circuitry is physically
>different.  the 2000 needs to be able to re-synch it's keyboard controller if
>the keyboard is disconnected and re-connected while it's on.  the 500 has no
>need for this circuitry so it doesn't have it.  so what happens is that if the
>keyboard is disconnected and re-connected the machine resets.
>
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	Isn't it not a good idea to plug in the A2000 keyboard while
the power is on?