On 05.03.2010, at 14:40, Paul Fox wrote: > > bert wrote: >> On 05.03.2010, at 07:31, Paul Fox wrote: >>> >>> credit where credit is due -- i followed the instructions (i feel >>> like i should be writing "destructions") at instructables.com: >>> >> http://www.instructables.com/id/Installing-a-USB-Keyboard-into-an-OLPC-XO-Laptop >> -/ >> >> Is it worrying if I get a kick out of reading that? And an urge to reach for >> my >> dremel? And the voices fighting in my head "You can't do this to your shiny >> new >> 1.5!" - "But it would be awesome!" ? ;) > > :-) you're right -- it _is_ awesome. wad seems to have mastered > the art of getting the laptop to really go together right after > the conversion. the XO-1 that i converted, and then used > heavily, has stress cracks in various corners of the plastic > where it's bent and stressed from being forced back together in > somewhat unnatural ways... > > (it's not the perfect keyboard though -- there's no right shift key, > for instance. i've met a surprising number of people who, after i > tell them that, say "oh, i never use that one anyway." :-)
Heh, I indeed only use left shift. Do you think it would be possible to retrofit, say an EeePC keyboard? It does not have a controller like the USB one used by Instructables, maybe the XO's keyboard controller could be reprogrammed to use the Eee's matrix? I have not actually measured the EeePC kb but it can be had for $20 and may be a nice option ... - Bert - _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
