Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!cbmvax!grr From: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: The Amiga 2000 Keyboard. Message-ID: <2080@cbmvax.UUCP> Date: Wed, 8-Jul-87 04:08:42 EDT Article-I.D.: cbmvax.2080 Posted: Wed Jul 8 04:08:42 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 11-Jul-87 04:25:32 EDT References: <3CRONEJP@UREGINA1> Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 32 In article <3CRONEJP@UREGINA1> CRONEJP@UREGINA1.BITNET writes: > Could anyone (or more specifically some one from Commodore) > tell me if the Amiga 2000 keyboard is compatible with the > Amiga 1000 system unit. Yes, it is compatible. > If it's possible to hook the A2000 keyboard up to the A1000 > could someone give me the pinouts for an adapter from the > RJ11C on the A1000 to the 5 pin Din thats on the A2000 keyboard > Unit... I don't have this info handy, but only 4 pins of the din are used. Get the +5 and Ground correct, please, the other two are clock and data, and one way works, the other doesn't. > Also, if the hook up of the A2000 keyboard to the a1000 is feasible > what else has to be done..... > Presumeably the A1000 system unit has to be tolD what all those > extra keys mean. > Is that done through the Keymaps file in SYS:DEVS/Keymaps > or is some other form of magic required. All you need is a better keymap to activate the additional keys, since they were present as spares in the old key matrix. The map is include on the A500/A2000 workbench diskette, so perhaps we can uuencode it and post it... -- George Robbins - now working for, uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr but no way officially representing arpa: cbmvax!grr@seismo.css.GOV Commodore, Engineering Department fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)