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From: dan@mirror.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Virtual Keyboard Card?
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Date: Fri, 10-Apr-87 12:48:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr 10 12:48:00 1987
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Does anybody know where I might get a PC card that can act as a virtual
keyboard to another PC?  That is, I want the card in PC #1 to send data
that looks like keyboard input data to the KEYBOARD INPUT CONNECTOR at the
back of PC #2.  All this has to be done, such that PC #2 thinks there is
just a keyboard attached to it rather than a PC.  (Diagram given below.)

Has anyone heard of a card or setup that might be able to do this?  If
not, can anyone direct me to information that would explain the keyboard
architecture and protocols.  I already have the XT and AT Technical
Reference manuals that I can work through, but it would be better if
someone knew of a book with at title like "So -- You Want to Build a
Keyboard".  :-)  Thanks.

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              ________                     ________
              |      |                     |      |
              |      |                     |      |
              --------                     --------
           ______||______               ______||______
           |        --- |               |        --- |
         __|   PC #1    |---------------|   PC #2    |
         | --------------     /\        --------------
         | ______________     ||
         --|::::::::::::|     ||
           --------------     ||
                              ||
        cable attached to     ||
        keyboard input connector
        of PC #2.