ASCIII Keyboard PCBs

Tom Lake

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Feb 23, 2021, 4:38:18 PM2/23/21

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If anyone is looking to build an ASCII keyboard, there's a guy who will be shipping PCBs out soon. They include the BOM and all the parts are readily available. Fill that parallel port!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1233645553343772/permalink/5111902842184671/?comment_id=5112004392174516&reply_comment_id=5112044742170481

Sergey Kiselev

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Feb 23, 2021, 4:51:53 PM2/23/21

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It looks like a private Facebook group. Is there a publicly available documentation for this keyboard?

Thanks,

Sergey

Bob Dunlop

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Feb 25, 2021, 2:45:25 AM2/25/21

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What's special about it, since we can't read the page ?

There are dozens of sites offering keyboard kits. ie. https://mechboards.co.uk/shop/

Tom Lake

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Feb 25, 2021, 4:27:09 AM2/25/21

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There's nothing special about it, it's just hard to find George Risk compatible ASCII keyboards these days for less than the price of an iPhone.

The keyboards on the mechboards site seem to be USB type. The kit I mentioned uses a parallel port just like the old days.

If you're a member here, you would most likely benefit by joining that group!

Tom Lake

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Feb 25, 2021, 4:45:09 AM2/25/21

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Here's a picture of it. I like it because it's actually compatible with retro keyboards. The other kits I've seen seem to be USB and PC compatible.

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