Depending on the final cost, then you can put me down for a kit. Bob Wilkinson.
-----Original Message----- From: Andrew Gale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: 09 May 2000 14:39 Subject: Re: PC keyboard interface >> You could remove the old ribbon connector and put pins in. Or even >> better, if a connector can be found with the same pinout as the original, >> then, as long as a mating plug can be found. that could do it. > >Yes, I'd been thinking about this and flicking through various >catalogues - the only problem is that most connectors from place >like RS and Maplin seem horrendously expensive. Anyway, I'll >progress the design and then experiment with fitting it to my >SAM. > >> Do you intend to supply the PCB or the completed interface. > >There's one chip that costs about a tenner in single quantities, >or about six pounds in 25+ quantities. And it's from a place >that charges a fair bit for postage and packaging - so for >individuals to build their own would be pretty expensive (plus >they'll need a PIC programmer). Also, I want to make sure that >I can shift 25 units if I go ahead and make the investment. Perhaps, >then, the best thing for me to do would be to finish the Speccy >interface too, to increase the chance of shifting all 25 chips, >and selling the SAM version as a complete unit or in kit form. >I'll still post the circuit on a web page somewhere, but realistically >it won't be economical for anyone to build just one for themself. > >Andy > >
