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> -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Wilkinson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 11:17 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PC keyboard interface > > 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 > > > >
