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From: rminnich@super.ORG (Ronald G Minnich)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: detachable keyboards and the A500
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Date: 13 Sep 88 17:17:46 GMT
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In article <1020@lakesys.UUCP> mikes@lakesys.UUCP (Mike Shawaluk) writes:
>Actually, there is probably an easier way to get a detachable keyboard; simply
>buy an A2000 (well, make that B2000) keyboard, and a 5-pin DIN jack, and
>kludge the DIN jack into your A500 someplace, and hook it up in place of the
oh man, that is assuming so many things that may not hold, i think
it just won't work. Actually, my suggestion (chainsaw aside, that is 
for the repair shop only) was mostly serious. If you ever take an 
A500 apart you will see it is a real simple (and clean) design. 
You could actually take the little metal box (that is the amiga) out of the 
case and put it somewhere else. But i still think the best is get the 
original equipment- virgin A500 plastic box- so that you can have a 
box just for the keyboard. You can pop open the box and pop out the keyboard
in about five minutes. 
   So, anybody from C= wanna give a quote on the price for the plastic
case? if it's under $25 or so it might be worth it!
ron