Re: Sam Printer + keyboard interface.

1999-08-25 Thread Robert Wilkinson
Thanks for the update Andy. Should my Sam keyboard pack it in, then I will contact you for the circuit. -Original Message- From: Andrew Gale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 25 August 1999 01:53 Subject: Re: Sam Printer + keyboard interface. >> Ok.. So

Re: Sam Printer + keyboard interface.

1999-08-25 Thread Andrew Gale
> Ok.. So you connect the Sam to a PC keyboard. > What advantage does this give you. > Nothing in itself... but if your SAM keyboard is broken, or you don't find it very comfortable to type with, then you've got the choice of any PC keyboard you fancy. And, as you say, it increases the chance of

Re: Sam Printer + keyboard interface.

1999-08-25 Thread Robert Wilkinson
. >It's a bit of hardware that lets you connect a PC keyboard to the >SAM and it mimics the SAM's keyboard (so it works with software >that reads the keyboard hardware directly rather than via the >ROM which is just about all the games software!) > >I've had it working for a couple of years

Re: Sam Printer + keyboard interface.

1999-08-24 Thread Andrew Gale
> What is the keyboard project you spoke about... Sounds interesting. > It's a bit of hardware that lets you connect a PC keyboard to the SAM and it mimics the SAM's keyboard (so it works with software that reads the keyboard hardware directly rather than via the ROM which is just about all th

Re: Sam Printer + keyboard interface.

1999-08-24 Thread Robert Wilkinson
-Original Message- From: Andrew Gale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 24 August 1999 02:55 Subject: Re: Sam Printer > >Whenever I make a hardware gizmo for my SAM I always use veroboard >with the tracks going away perpendicularly to the rows of pins. Then >I pull out